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> IDC ribbon cable with strain relief (the "fold the cable through
> and secure" type as found on the better IDE disk drive cables),
> mated to a female socket with "locking ears" on the PCB.

Sounds like a good solution, but what would you do in a situation
using, say, 6 conductors?  AFAIK 6conductor IDC connectors are
practically unavailable.  Just find some use for the extra 4 wires?

- --Brendan

P.S. I've never liked wires hard-soldered to a PCB.  I've always
thought it's bad design.

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