| Easy indirect
pinning or cross-pinning. |
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Ribbon Cable is extremely
difficult to separate and reroute wires, especially when they have
only 10 primary colors in the entire cable.
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| Design using
multi-pair or multi-conductor cables with foil, drain or braid. |
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Most "Twist-N-Flat" ribbon
cable is not available with foil, drain, braid and outer jacket.
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| Improved air
flow through your chassis. |
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Much better air flow
in tight areas (ex. 50 conductor ribbon cable is 2.5" wide while standard
50 conductor cable is only .40" outside diameter -
an 84% size reduction).
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| Complete routing
flexibility. |
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Ribbon cable is flexible
in only one direction. Any direction change requires the cable to
be folded, causing stress, fatigue and damage to copper
conductors.
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| Specify overall
lengths to +/- .125." |
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With Round to Flat
point to point pin outs can be tightly specified, whereas "Twist-N-Flat"
cable and prelaminated cables have flat portions at
designated intervals. Designers are left with an unwieldy
mass of extra cable.
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| Cable Jacket
Colors matched to frame colors. |
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Not available in most
flat cables.
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| Place multiple
connectors where you want them. |
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With "Twist-N-Flat" and
prelaminated cables you must place additional connectors only in
available flat areas. With Round to Flat, you can place
additional connectors exactly where you need them.
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| No additional
strain reliefs required. |
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With Round to Flat,
a special laminated area outside the connector serves as the strain relief.
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| Easier bundling
and cable harness routing. |
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Ribbon cables are virtually
impossible to route cleanly through frames and chassises.
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