Question about buying a ribbon cable

PandaBear88 · Feb 5, 2017

if i buy a cable with more than the number of pins i need, can i cut the cable to only have the number of pins i need?
thanks!

captaincharisma · Feb 5, 2017

sure you can cut the cable but what are you going to then use to connect the cable to the device?

PandaBear88 · Feb 5, 2017

the laptop has connectors on it. i'm only replacing a bent up cable.
can somebody help me find a JI-HAW AWM E118077 2896 80C 30V VW-1 6 pin 8 1/2" long 1/8" wide?
thanks!

reedo_43 · Feb 5, 2017

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/www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=JI-HAW+AWM+E118077+2896+80C+30V+VW-1+6+pin&_sacat=0

PandaBear88 · Feb 6, 2017

thanks, but all of the cables on ebay are 1/4" and my cable is 1/8" inch... anybody able to help? i need the cable to be 8 1/2" by 1/8"

PandaBear88 · Feb 7, 2017

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Question from PandaBear88 : "Question about ribbon cables"

I was told a ribbon cable with more pins than I need can be cut down to the right number of pins, but how do I make sure the cable will be the right width? Some 6 pin cables are 1/4" wide and some are 1/8" wide, so how do I know how wide of a cable I need to buy with >6 pins so it will cut down to be 1/8" wide with 6 pins?
Thanks

PandaBear88 · Feb 7, 2017

need an answer please

jsmithepa · Feb 7, 2017

Well first off, you are not going to MAKE your own laptop cable, furgitaboutit, they are super-thin, super-small, they require special tool etc. Fortunately, there are outfits who sell used laptops part, they are on eBay, if you have the exact part number, chances are, you will find the exact replacement..... why jury-rig it?

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