You might search for "ribbon cable assembly" on Digikey. I thought they did
custom assemblies, apparently not but they have a lot of them in stock. 34
positions, varying lengths from 2 to 36 inches, just to mention one example I
looked for.
paul
> On Nov 21, 2025, at 11:10 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> Thank you for your advice. I looked on Digikey and Mouser and and the
> connector prices were aprox. $5.00 or more each and i would need 7
> connectors. I found a company that makes custom cables and I'm waiting for
> their quote.
>
> In the meantime I thought I would check with the group and see what I could
> find that I might be saving from a landfill.
>
> Mike
>
> On 11/21/2025 10:03 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>> General comment on cables like that: in the past I have obtained flat ribbon
>> cable assemblies from Digikey. If you're dealing with a cable that's
>> simply a ribbon of width N and a connector at each end, companies like that
>> can supply them easily and cheaply, in any length you want.
>>
>> paul
>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2025, at 9:40 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone out there have a spare 1/2 high 5 1/4" Seagate MFM hard drive
>>> face plate (ST-221, ST-251, etc.) that they can let go cheap?
>>>
>>> And also a 34 conductor dual drive cable and a single 20 on single drive
>>> cable?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Contact me off list at [email protected]
>
