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ffc wire

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:50 pm
by sharky
hi guys. i have a problem! i need to FFC wired (flat flexible wires) but cant find where to buy them.. or at least not where to buy 2 of them.. i only found a min order quantity of 1000.

i need a FFC wire with 55 lines, 0.5 pitch and 200 mm lenght 36mm width.

any idea where to find them?

thank you

bye

igor

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:51 pm
by Neil
ebay?

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:51 pm
by sharky
didnt find them

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:00 pm
by Tril
Sharky, I gave a try to finding what you're looking for.

I searched here :
www.digikey.com
www.newark.com
www.mouser.com
www.e-sonic.com

I did not find any cable that fitted your needs. You could try to search for cables with more contacts. You could cut each end of the cable to make it fit in a 55 contact connector.

I never tried but maybe that two or three ffc cables can fit beside one another inside one connector. It would be a pain to connect but you could probably find a combination of connectors that fit what you need.

Why do you need that? Did you disassemble something and you broke one of the internal cables?

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:33 pm
by sharky
thank you very miuch tril! i check the links tomorrow.. hope they sell 2-10 pcs..

yes thats exactly what happened.. :)

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:06 pm
by Tril
I have another suggestion. It may be worth a try if you can't fix it on your own.

You could find an authorized repair shop in your area for the make of the appliance you broke. Tell them the name of the model and the specs of the part you need. They may be able to purchase the needed part directly from the company selling that appliance.