Re: Expose Male Pins on 40 Pin HD Cable
- From: John John <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:11:02 -0400
What are you trying to do, anyway? Do a search on the net for IDE male/female adapter or ide male/female cable.
John
John R wrote:
This is for DanS... Can you tell me where I can get a 40 pin IDE cable that will allow the exposure of the male pins as you described?.
"DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Xns98CFB689AE63Bthisnthatadelphianet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"John R" <tooh@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:#bJNc9iSHHA.4028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
This might be the wrong newsgroup, but here goes. What is the trick to
remove the plastic cover on a 40 pin cable fitted with female clips on
each end?
As Bruce said, if it's an IDC socket (insulation displacement something)
you can just take it apart.
Of course, you need to be very gentle with it. There's the bottom piece,
that houses the female connectors, and the top part, which is pressed
down against the flat cable, which in turn pushes the top of the female
pins thru the insulation to make contact with the wire.
If you look at the ends of the connector, there's a little latch that
comes down from the top piece and clip on the sides of the bottom piece
to lock it together. You can use a tiny slotted screwdriver to release
the latch and push the end up just enough so it doesn't re-latch. Don't
bend the latch anymore that to clear what it clips on or it WILL break.
The do the same to the other end. Now remove the top clamping piece.
Leave the flat cable the way it is, you will see the metal pins pushed
through the top of the ribbon. DON'T try to pull the flat cable off or
the female pins will be pulled out of the bottom housing. Instead, use
the same small screwdriver, stick it in between the cable and plastic at
one end, on one side...they are double row connectors. Now rotate the
screwdriver slightly back and forth as you are moving across the
connector to remove the cable. You are using the screwdriverto pry the
cable from the connector. Do the same thing on the other row, and when
you get to the end of the second row, the cable will be free and the
connector will be able to be re-used again.
I've removed 100's of ribbon cables like this over the past 20 years.
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