idc/ribbon cable clamp/clip -- what are they called? - Page 1
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author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 07:24:36 pm
content: I need to make some cables, where I'm splitting a 40 way IDC cable part way along it's length into 2x20. I've seen these things that clip onto the cable preventing the split point going any further (see attached picture) that can also used to secure two separate cables together.What are they called? I've found "ribbon cable clamps" but they are bulky. I don't need anything with mounting holes or cable-tie loops.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 07:41:09 pm
content: No offence intended, but it it may have helped if you show the 'clamp' rather than the connector.It's an interesting question.

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 07:48:48 pm
content: Quote from: SL4P on January 03, 2017, 07:41:09 pmIf I had a better picture I would have provided it but I don't. It's the black thing wrapped around the cable in the picture I did provide.

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 07:51:21 pm
content: It looks like it could be a ferrite EMI suppressor with a rubber boot

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 08:00:02 pm
content: Do you know about Google IMAGE search? If you Google for "flat cable clip" or "ribbon cable clip" and then select "Images" you will see many different photos of similar things. Chances seem excellent that you will see what you are looking for so that you can narrow down your search.

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 08:08:11 pm
content: Quote from: Richard Crowley on January 03, 2017, 08:00:02 pmNo only am I aware of it, I already did it. All the ones I found were designed to adhesive mount, screw mount or had the cable tie clips. Things designed to route cables inside enclosures etc. Rather than just a free-hanging application like I had in mind where I didn't want anything especially bulky. I figured something small would exist like the actual strain relief on the IDC connectors themselves.Perhaps what I'm seeking doesn't exist, or maybe the picture I attached, what is being used to prevent the cables splitting is a misuse of something else (ferrite etc).

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2017, 12:00:46 am
content: Wouldn't you solve this problem simply by applying a bit of adhesive tape / scotch tape at the place where the ribbon starts to separate in separate parts? Tape from one side to the other than back over the first side and you're done.I think you would find some of what you're looking for in the Cable Management section on Newark/Farnell .. seehttp://goo.gl/gUX2GgOr some straight examples like1.http://uk.farnell.com/thomas-betts/fcc-1/clamp-cable-nylon-screw-mount/dp/1212499or2.http://uk.farnell.com/thomas-betts/fcc-3/clamp-cable-nylon-screw-mount/dp/1212500or3.http://uk.farnell.com/panduit/fcm2-a-c14/latching-mount-flat-cable/dp/1014959(pack of 100)

author: jdraughn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2017, 02:18:53 pm
content: I had a few of these and I remember that they were "crimped", so I did an image search using the following terms and got much more relevant results: "ribbon cable crimp connector". Good luckQuote from: mariush on January 04, 2017, 12:00:46 am

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2017, 10:10:33 pm
content: Quote from: jdraughn on January 04, 2017, 02:18:53 pmhmmn, that just gets me results on crimping the IDC connector onto the cable.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2017, 05:12:26 am
content: The photo appears to be nothing but a ferrite with some heatshrink.