On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:59:57 -0600, you wrote:

>I've got component (module) which comes standard with a single-row 
>header that I need to interconnect to another piece of circuitry with 
>some sort of flexible cable.   Unfortunately this header is 1.27mm 
>(0.050") pitch, and it seems that ribbon or other connectors which 
>interconnect with this header is almost impossible to find.   I'm going 
>to be using lots of these or I'd just get out the soldering iron.
>
>My ideal situation is to find an someone who makes short (3" or 
>thereabouts) ribbon cables with a 1.27 single row female connector on 
>each end (10Pin).   The other option would be to find a 1.27mm single 
>row IDC connector and make my own.
>
>Since I've been looking and looking and looking and I can't find, I 
>figured I'd ask here... if for no other reason than to perhaps get me 
>thinking in the right direction for where to search.
>
>Ideas where to find such a beast?
>
>-forrest

Samtec would be the place to start. If they don't do it, probably nobody does
I don't recall having seen single row IDCs - you may end up using half the pins on a double-row one.
Another option may be a small PCB with a socket, and a connector for a more obtainable interconnect
- e.g. standard IDC

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