Flat Ribbon Cable Connector Types

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Flat ribbon cable connector types.

It is a common type of ribbon cable size in floppy disk drive cable and custom parallel ata cables. Mouser offers inventory pricing datasheets for ribbon cable idc headers wire housings. Often each end of the cable is reinforced with a stiffener to make insertion easier or to provide strain relief. Zif connectors are used to secure delicate ribbon cables such as ffc flat flex cables or fpc flexible printed circuit cables.

Then you can safely pull the cable out. Cables wires ship same day. Search our portfolio of ribbon cable connectors models products and select your specifications. The early ribbon cables were used in the mainframe computer industry on card readers card punching machines and tape machines.

As the name implies no force is needed to plug in or remove the cable. Since the cable looked like a flat ribbon or tape it was named a ribbon cable. We offer a wide array of products with applications across many industries. Ffc fpc ribbon connectors this type of connector is designed to mate cable and pc board circuitry in wire to board devices.

The resulting ribbon type arrangement is most commonly used in electronic systems that require multiple data buses to link internal peripherals. Our portfolio of flexible film products includes flexible film cable ffc and flexible printed cable fpc. From standard solutions to custom designs we offer reliable cost effective products for mechanical electrical digital analog miniature and harsh environment. Ffc is a miniaturized form of ribbon cable which is also flat and flexible.

Ribbon cables are unarguably very useful and play significant functions in printers and computers. Other types of ribbon cable connectors size are 4 6 8 9 10 14 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 34 37 40 50 60 64 and 80. The ribbon cable allowed companies like ibm and sperry univac to replace bulky stiff round cables with sleek flexible ribbon cables. The cable usually consists of a flat and flexible plastic film base with multiple flat metallic conductors bonded to one surface.

To disconnect the cable use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the small locking flap. Cables wires flat ribbon cables are in stock at digikey.