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I'm trying to find a particular style of wire-to-PCB connector, but I don't know the terminology to find it in the catalogs, if it even exists.

I want to connect a ribbon cable more or less permanently to a PCB. I'd like a connector that solders onto the board, then the ribbon cable is pressed into place with a ... shroud?

Since it's permanent, I don't want a full ribbon connector/receptacle pair if I can avoid it. Hey, I'm cheap! Plus I need it kept low-profile.

How would I describe this in terms I'd find in the catalogs?

Randy

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Randy Day
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A connector like this one?

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Kris.
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Kris Peeters

Something *exactly* like that! :)

So that would be an 'I.D.C TRANSITION DIP PLUG CONNECTOR'? Gracias!

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Randy Day

IDC stands for 'Insulator Displacement Connector'.

Cheers

PeteS

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PeteS

That's called 'IDC' Insulation Displacement Connector.

Through-hole (or smt) IDC header

Bye. Jasen

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Jasen Betts

Heh. That was the one bit of info I *did* have at the start of all this.

Actually, based on the responses I got here, the specific style I wanted is an IDC Transition Header connector.

Thanks.

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Randy Day

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