Jameco makes it much easier, now that I've thought to look at their catalog.
My issue is old, but they do a good job with the pictures so you can pic
(sic) it out by eye. I didn't think they would have it, but sure enough...

Excellent! Thanks so much for pointing me in that direction!


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Those were originally made by A-MP and I think Molex has them too along with
a bunch of off shore vendors. We used about 6 of them on an automation
system.
They came in different colors but were expensive. The salesman told us how
they colored them. We used fabric dye and a large strainer to scoop them out
of a boiling pot of RIT fabric dye. What was interesting is we could get
different colors by leaving them in a bit longer. Pink turned into red,
yellow turned into orange, green or blue turned into black.
Jameco has what you want. They are .2" power connectors.
109145CF for the male pc mount
42067CF for the female housing
42649CF for the female pins
They have the reverse gender ones also.
Rick

"James Newton, Host" wrote:

> Oops! Hang on, I just realized you are talking about the data cable,
> and I'm talking about the power cable. I didn't see the "ribbon cable"
> comment for some strange reason.
>
> Please excuse mine gaff, but at least at the moment, your storage is
> probably a fine home for them.
>
> I'm trying to find the name and/or source for the 4 pin power
> connector used on IDE drives.
>
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> James.
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> Sent: 2004 Mar 23, Tue 04:00
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> That's the one. I'll be happy to pay shipping and for your time.
>
> I would still love to know what the heck those are called.
>
> ---
> James.
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> Sent: 2004 Mar 23, Tue 03:48
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> Subject: Re: [EE]: PCB mount power connectors ala IDE drives
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>
> Not sure about the PCB side. I have a whole mess of female connectors,
> probably over 100, and ribbon cable on a big roll somewhere in my storage.
> Probably the dual male pc mount headers also. These are the same ones
> that connect to IDE hard drives. If I can find them and you need them,
> they're yours.
> Rick
>
> "James Newton, Host" wrote:
>
> > What are the connectors called that are used to supply power to Hard
> > Drives, CD-ROMs, floppies, etc...?
> >
> > The ones I am looking for actually solder to the edge of the PCB and
> > are held in place with a screw or bolt (or two). Then there is a
> > cable with wire crimp sockets that go into a plastic shell with an
> > alignment
> notch.
> >
> > Does anyone have a source for these in the US? Medium low qty, e.g.
> > 100 at a time.
> >
> > They look ideal for connecting stepper motors to medium high(ish)
> > power stepper motor controller boards. Ground wire via a separate
> > screw
> terminal.
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