Last time I needed them, a dozen sellers on ebay had the right cable kits for MFM drives. Cost was like $10 each with shipping (since they were old), but it was fast and easy... The time before I bought the parts, used a vice, had to redo one cable twice for silly reasons, and though the cost was about the same, I spent an extra hour on the process.
Warner On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM Paul Koning via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > For that matter, since the connectors are insulation displacement type, > you can assemble your own: buy the connectors and a length of table, cut > pieces to size, and assemble the connectors onto the cable. A press is > normally used for that, but a vise should do the job too. > > paul > > > On Nov 21, 2025, at 11:03 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk < > [email protected]> 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] > > > >
