2.5" IDE Lead

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 -

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.

Chris

good

Farnell must have it..

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)