2.5" IDE Lead

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exxos

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Hi all,

anyone know where in the world sells 2.5" IDE Leads ? I'm in the UK BTW...

or if anyone knows what the plug is called so I can buy um from R.S. and
make um meself....

cheers,
chris
 
Without going to the trouble of looking in the RS catalogue, the
connectors are known as 'IDC' which stands for Insulation Displacement
Connector. When making a cable with IDC connectors, you place the
unstripped wires in the connector pin area and force the wires into the
connectors, which cut through the insulation (displacing it) and
locking the wire in place.

To make a cable using this, you need the proper tool (especially if you
want to run data at IDE speeds).

Look in the RS catalog (or try Farnell -
http://www.farnellinone.co.uk/) for data connectors and then for IDC.
Most IDE connectors are listed as such.

Cheers
PeteS
 
"PeteS" <ps@fleetwoodmobile.com> wrote in message
news:1110630470.198817.155430@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Without going to the trouble of looking in the RS catalogue, the
connectors are known as 'IDC' which stands for Insulation Displacement
Connector. When making a cable with IDC connectors, you place the
unstripped wires in the connector pin area and force the wires into the
connectors, which cut through the insulation (displacing it) and
locking the wire in place.

To make a cable using this, you need the proper tool (especially if you
want to run data at IDE speeds).

Look in the RS catalog (or try Farnell -
http://www.farnellinone.co.uk/) for data connectors and then for IDC.
Most IDE connectors are listed as such.

Cheers
PeteS
Click to expand...

IDC, ah I was looking for ICD, I knew they were sumert like that, ive made
these millions of times so no problems, just can never remember what they
are called, then its onto pitch and things, even more confusions... all good
fun.

Chris
 
"exxos" <exxos@home.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4232e34f$0$10937$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
"PeteS" <ps@fleetwoodmobile.com> wrote in message
news:1110630470.198817.155430@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Without going to the trouble of looking in the RS catalogue, the
connectors are known as 'IDC' which stands for Insulation Displacement
Connector. When making a cable with IDC connectors, you place the
unstripped wires in the connector pin area and force the wires into the
connectors, which cut through the insulation (displacing it) and
locking the wire in place.

To make a cable using this, you need the proper tool (especially if you
want to run data at IDE speeds).

Look in the RS catalog (or try Farnell -
http://www.farnellinone.co.uk/) for data connectors and then for IDC.
Most IDE connectors are listed as such.

Cheers
PeteS



IDC, ah I was looking for ICD, I knew they were sumert like that, ive made
these millions of times so no problems, just can never remember what they
are called, then its onto pitch and things, even more confusions... all
good
fun.
Click to expand...
Farnell must have it..
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/home/homepage.jsp
 
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:04:43 -0000, "exxos" <exxos@home.co.uk>
wrote:

anyone know where in the world sells 2.5" IDE Leads ? I'm in the UK BTW...

or if anyone knows what the plug is called so I can buy um from R.S. and
make um meself....
Click to expand...
Please note, that common IDC cable has a standard pitch of 0.05",
which is not suitable for 2.5" diskdrives as they require a
connector with 2 mm pitch.

Your best bet is to buy a converter kit at your local PC shop.
(Which will set you back some 2 to 5 pounds)

--
Kind regards,
Gerard Bok
 
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