At one time I had a flat cable stripper.? It was a cheap hand tool that moved two parallel jaws down onto the wire, but only so far.? You then pulled the cable out and the remaining insulation broke.
The solution has 3D printing and razor blades written all over it for a manual fixture.
Harvey
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On 2/5/2024 1:43 AM, cheater cheater wrote:
That's right, Harvey! Thanks!
On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:37?AM Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
I don't think he wants IDC connectors, as perhaps handy as they may be.
I think he wants to solder bare wires to the board, and is looking for a
method to strip the whole cable (whatever width) for about 1/8 of an
inch or so to enable soldering.
Harvey
On 2/4/2024 8:12 PM, SCMenasian wrote:
If your cable is the type I think it is, you don't need a special tool if you have the correct connectors.
3M made (makes?) the flat cable and connectors. The cable I used has 0.050" wire spacing and you cut it off to the desired length. It is, then, inserted into the connector which, when pressed shut, makes all the connections simultaneously. They made tools to do this but you really don't need the tool. An ordinary vise can be used to squeeze the connector and make the connections. many manufacturers make the cable and connectors. Look up, in digikey:
Product Index
Connectors, Interconnects
Rectangular Connectors
Board In, Direct Wire to Board
