Flat Ribbon Cable Tester

Idc ribbon cable tester circuit is designed to check idc insulation displacement connection cables quickly for shorts to adjacent pins or opens from one end to the other.

Flat ribbon cable tester.

The result is shown by leds. I attached a rough schematic to test 40 pin ribbon cable. On the ribbon cable has 2 rows first row is odd number and second row is even number. Conductors are bonded to form flat ribbon cable conductors are color coded and separate easily for terminations.

But it works for any ribbon cable. Daburn electronics cable flat ribbon cable individually color coded each conductor stranded tinned copper polyvinylchloride insulation. This is can be test if any wire is missing or bad crimp and pins short out between odd wire and even wire led turns on not property if short out the wires. Saves space time on circuit and interconnecting assemblies wiring harnesses sliding drawers and drop assemblies.

The ribbon cable tester is designed to test the most commonly used flat cables for wiring continuity opens shorts any mis wiring. If you are going to use the tester in the same place for a long time the. The transmitted and received data between the two ends of the cable will be compared. 2020 popular 1 trends in automobiles motorcycles cellphones telecommunications tools consumer electronics with ribbon cable tester and 1.

Test cable will connect between conn 1 and. With the optional pc or mac cable test unit it can be upgraded to a multi cable tester. Originally i designed this unit to test ribbon cables used on test equipment in the automotive industry. An intelligent cpu will memorize the correct wiring configuration for an flat cable thus enabling mass production cable assemblies to test one cable after another for pass or fail status.

Cable tester for flat ribbon cable pc and apple scsi and computer cable tester this scsi tester can test cable with up to 68 lines. In this application the pin 40 means ground. Products in stock and ready to ship. Two 40 pins idc connector s allows to be connected with extension pc mac cable test interface unit.

The tester did not test the ground unless the extension test is applied to 1. Pc interface test unit together. Looking for ribbon cable tester. Find it and more at jameco electronics.

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