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Michael Kennedy wrote:

I have a casio ex word dictionary that has a broken flex ribbon cable.
Is
there anywhere that I could possibly source a replacement. The
connection on
each end is the same, and I could live with something that will just
work
rather than the original cable. I think there are 28 pins on the end
but it
is rather difficult to count. The spacing is the same as if you lined
30
gauge wire side by side.

That's not much help to non-americans. 'Gauge' i.e. AWG is a US only
measure.
The rest of the world uses mm.

Can you measure the pitch properly ?

Graham


I later measuered it and it appears to have 2 pins per mm and 27 pins.


If it's one of the flexiprints where the tracks terminate as 'fingers'
which then insert into a connector, and it's gone near the end, just at
one of the reinforcing strips, you can often remake the end by removing
the reinforcing strip, and cutting the flexiprint back to just beyond the
fracture, with a sharp scalpel. The plastic coating over the tracks can
then be fairly easily removed using a blunt curved scalpel blade, to
expose a new set of 'fingers'. This 'new' end can then be inserted into
the connector, and the reinforcing strip slipped back in behind it.

They are made by Multicomp or Pro Power

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/100853.pdf

and over here, Farnell keep them. You can cut down ones that are too wide
with a sharp scalpel, so I guess you could use a 35 way. You could try
www.farnell.com and have a look at their US site. Part number for a 35
way 0.5mm pitch here, is 1455407

Arfa


You are a lifesaver Arfa! You always help me when I've got a problem. What
happened is it is partially broken in the middle where it flexes. One of the
hinges is broken and thats why the flex broke. Is flexprint the correct name
for this type of cable? I wonder if mouser or digi-key stocks these.

Mike