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How do I connect my ribbon cable to my motherboard?
Slide the new ribbon cable into the connector or attach the connector itself.
- If you’re attaching a connector, you should hear the connector click into the clip.
- If you slide the ribbon cable into the connector, just line the end of the ribbon up with the bottom of the connector and slide it back into the clip.
What does a ribbon cable plug into?
Ribbon cables are usually seen for internal peripherals in computers, such as hard drives, CD drives and floppy drives. On some older computer systems (such as the BBC Micro and Apple II series) they were used for external connections as well.
How to make connectors for board to board ribbon cable?
When making connectors between PCB’s, given the orientations of the connectors and the PCB’s, and optionally the type of cable used to connect them, how does one make sure that the pins in the connectors are mapped correctly, before manufacturing the boards?
What’s the pin spacing on a ribbon cable?
The 0.05-inch spacing happens to be the most used ribbon cable. This size also allows for a two-row connector having a pin spacing of 0.1 inches. This type of ribbon cable is useful in floppy disk drive cables and custom parallel ATA cables.
How are FFC, FPC and ribbon connectors used?
FFC, FPC & Ribbon Connectors. This type of connector is designed to mate cable and PC board circuitry in wire-to-board devices. Our portfolio of flexible film products includes flexible film cable (FFC) and flexible printed cable (FPC). Our FFC connectors offer high-density mating with board-to-board, cable-to-board,…
What are the different types of ribbon cable?
In addition, Bonded ribbon cables are of 3 types: Single Hook-Up wire, Coaxial cable, and Multi-Conductor cable. 3. Ribbon Cable Connectors. Generally, manufacturers make various types of ribbon cables having mass termination. This design favors mainly IDC connectors.