ribbon connectors

[monokinetic]

Hi all,

BTW payc thanks for your message re the rectifier from my previous topic.

Another question for all, I cant find anywhere details of the connectors as used in various ucapps fotos (ie the lcd page) for ribbon cable. I have lots of sil headers but no connector for the ribbon cable. Does anyone know what they are called so I can find them in my catalogue?

Regards

Dave M

[arumblack]

IDC (insulation displacement connectors) I havent been able to find all of them cheap, but i did get some from inside of junk computers.if you know a cheap sourdce post it would you?

[adamjking]

http://www.futurlec.com/ConnHead.shtml is a good source for the SIL connectors. Scroll down the page until you get to "Connectors for Headers - Single Row".

Be sure to order the pins as well - the pins attach to the wire and are then inserted into the connectors.

[arumblack]

woah, that is totaly the page i've been looking for, never could find single row connectors so cheap! I am guessing it is the female pins we would want?

[adamjking]

Yep, from the page (http://www.futurlec.com/Connectors/HDCONNS2.shtml):

Requires Header Pins (HDPINF).

These connectors are great, saves having to solder wires directly to the board/pin.

Looks like they've also got cheap ($0.25 each) IDC sockets: http://www.futurlec.com/ConnIDC.shtml

[johnh]

I order some SIL connectors last night.

How long 'til Futurelec is out of stock?  ;)

[arumblack]

awesome. do the pins crimp on to the wires, or must you solder them.

also polarized connectors, so you can't put them on back ward.

(you need the polarised header too)

http://www.futurlec.com/Connectors/POLHDCON2.shtml

[adamjking]

I *think* they can be just crimpped on, but I always add a drop of solder to be sure, and crimp the top of the pins to the wire jacket.