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Ribbon Cable

Flat parallel-conductor flex

Parallel solid-copper conductors laminated into a thin flat strip at fixed pitch, designed for mass termination through Insulation Displacement Connectors. Rainbow IDC ribbons populated 80s and 90s PCs; today’s amber FFC tape lives inside laptops, cameras and printers, threading signal where round cable can’t fit.

Key specifications

Pitch

1.27 mm IDC · 0.5 / 1.0 mm FFC

Conductors

4 – 80 way (typical)

Pin-1 marker

Red stripe convention

Classic uses

IDE 40/80 · SCSI 50/68 · floppy 34

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Ribbon Cable
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