So I take it that I can just re-use the same connector and crimp, right? =
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the 40pin connectors I have been able to re-use with no probs ... except=20
occassionally the little clips on the end break :-( .

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Sunday 16 January 2005 03:56 pm, Hern=E1n Freschi scribbled:
> nope, it's a special connector. your crimping tool will do, but you
> need a special 80-conductor connector which has the regular (but
> smaller) 40 blades for data and 40 extra blades for ground (all
> connected together). This connector I've never seen to be sold
> stand-alone. You will need some skill too, as the cables are way
> thinner.
>
> HTH,
> Hern=E1n
>
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 15:45:55 -0600, PicDude <picdude2@narwani.org> wrot=
e:
> > Can't seem to get an answer thru google, so hoping someone here might
> > know...
> >
> > I need to modify (shorten) an 80-conductor IDE cable, but wondering i=
f
> > this is as simple with an IDC crimper as a 40-conductor cable (which =
I
> > also modified recently).  I have not opened up the IDC connector yet
> > since I don't have another right now and can't afford to be without o=
ne
> > today.
> >
> > What should I expect to find?  80 sets of "blades" somehow routing to=
 the
> > 40 pins?  Or the usual 40 sets of blades, but 2 conductors on the cab=
le
> > connecting to each?  The bottom line question is -- should I be able =
to
> > just peel the cable off and re-crimp as I would if it were a 40c cabl=
e on
> > a 40-pin connector?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Neil.
> >
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