[SOLVED] [Mystery connector] Nitendo DS touch screen - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 02:10:05 am
content: Hello everyone,A long time ago, i bought an little touchscreen for one of my projects but i never got to play with it because i don't know where to get a connector for this type of cable.the specific product i bought can be found here:DealExtreme - Nitendo DS touch screen €2.41When i started my Journey, i had no clue what search terms i could use to find the name/type of that specific cable+connector. after a couple of weeks i started getting somewhere,What i am looking for might be called theflat flex connector. but even now that i have a name i cant find an appropriate connector matching the 4-pin cable.i did however find that sparkfun has a breakout board for this Nintendo module, can be found here (picture 5):https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13631there might be a change that my particular cable has different dimensions, i can check on that if required.but first i really need to know what connector that is and where, for the love of god, can i get them.PS:open attachment if you don't want to open linkthanks allot for your timenick

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 02:14:39 am
content: offtopic:lol just found out i write allot instead of "a lot". im so bad at language stuff please excuse me. not gonna bother editnick

author: john_p_wi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 02:47:44 am
content: Look for zif connectors. You'll need to know the width, pitch (spacing of the flat flex contacts), number of contacts and determine if you need top or bottom contacts.

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 03:00:02 am
content: Ok i will look it up tommorow, will measure everything, scout for some zif connectors. will keep you updated for the people who are interested too.nick

author: kolonelkadat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 04:14:03 am
content: so just a 4 pin ffc connector? or am I missing something?http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv88=6&FV=fff40016%2Cfff80421&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 09:00:56 pm
content: okay i have been looking around, have not found an exact match yet but will keep you informed.@kolonelkadati will check on that link as soon as i come back home in about half an hour.also here are my dimensions i measured. there might be a slight error because my caliper is not top notch quality.see attachment.

author: john_p_wi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 09:19:43 pm
content: Look at pages F8 and F9 for info, click on the "4 circuits" for data sheet...http://www.molex.com/catalog/web_catalog/pdfs/F.pdf

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 09:39:09 pm
content: Okay, i needpart no 52745-0497, but now i need a distributer that ships to holland for a reasonable price (product only half a euro, dont want to pay ten times over for shipment) with a mininum order amount of 1. how do i go about that?i checked on some of molex's distributer's but the order amount is min 1000 or 5000.i also checked on digikey but it seems they ask 30$ for shipment if product price is under 100$ so i wont try that lol..any idea's?

author: jwm_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 09:46:02 pm
content: Quote from: nickn4 on June 04, 2015, 09:39:09 pmYou can get free samples from molex themselves usually if you just want a couple.Joh

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 10:11:13 pm
content: I have no company, what should i fill in the required forms "Requester Company Name" and "Industry" and "Job Function" and "Ship To Company"?and how much will shipment cost, i have to enter a FedEx, or UPS account that will be charchednick

author: Jorpy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2015, 10:20:21 pm
content: Quote from: nickn4 on June 04, 2015, 09:39:09 pmTME has itShipping should be about 10$Minimum order amount is 2 though..

author: nickn4
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2015, 02:20:06 am
content: @JorpyThanks i ordered 2 of themI could not have done this without you guys! the names for these connectors are hard to trace for me when i had no clue, but things start to make senseEveryone who helped me, THANKS A LOT!nick