HELP needed on a vocabulary problem ;-)

[Phil Blundell]

On Mon, 2019-03-18 at 13:03 +0100, GerardCJAT via cctalk wrote:
> The TECHNICAL problem : I am repairing a not so old electric typewriter.
> I need to replace what I call : a flexible printed circuit ( strip / ribbon /  what's the "correct" word ??? ) *** AND *** the associated connector
> I searched Mouse, Digikey, Arrow, etc ... catalogues and find absolutly nothing !!
> 
> I think I DO NOT use the correct WORD(s) for my search.
> 
> What are the "usual" words for the TWO items I describe ??

"FFC"/"FPC" and "FFC/FPC connector" possibly.  Are these the sort of things you mean?

https://uk.farnell.com/molex/15015-0423/cable-assy-23core-101-6mm-brown/dp/2096098?st=fpc

https://uk.farnell.com/te-connectivity/1-1734248-9/fpc-connector-receptacle-19-position/dp/1846686?st=fpc%20connector

p.