> From: steven pistrich
>
> but i do have a related question--
> what is the generic name for the type of multiple female
> connectors the ribbon wires slip into ? i need to replace a
> couple that i damaged in trying to rework my failing ribbon
> wires -- they must be available from digikey yes/no

Here's the 7-pin one:

They're from TE Connectivity, www.te.com, part numbers

5-520314-5 5-pin
6-520314-0 10-pin

For some reason, DigiKey and Mouser both have only the 7-pin ones in stock
(part number 5-520314-7), but you may be able to find the 10-pin ones
somewhere else on the web. And of course, you can use a 7-pin connector for
the 5-pin tail, by chopping off two pins.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...