Jim Robertson wrote:
> They reverse! I never would have though it but that is the way it is.
> I found this out the hard way. I have an eprom emulator here
> with the ribbon cable split into pairs and twisted 180 degrees to
> match the pins back up as I designed it _BEFORE_ actually having the
> IDC header to look at.
> Don't get burnt like I did.

OK, thanks everyone for your feedback, it endorsed what I had found,
takes a little explaining doesn't it?
It really means I must reverse pins 1 and 2 relative positions on my IDC
.1" header artwork, if I wish to connect a PCB via a flat ribbon cable
to a crimp .6" socket header.

You better stick that in your "Things my Mother never taught me"
Engineering Notebook.

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