ribbon cable

conorregan81 · Post by **conorregan81** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:19 am

does anyone know where i can buy ribbon cable from, online is best.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:27 am

http://www.jaycar.com/

Just do a search for it.

Turknatr12 · Post by **Turknatr12** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:02 am

Yes I have been wondering that same thing. I went to a computer store in my town and they wanted $20!

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:02 pm

18" IDE cable - $5
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=721

You can probably get ribbon cable from Mouser or Digikey even cheaper.

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:21 pm

I got over 5 free computers from our school took them all apart, and just used the ribbon cable! All of the junk is littered all over our house though....

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:43 pm

At my work my boss and I took apart around 15 computers, story made short, I took all of the cable from them

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:12 pm

Wait till one of those clean up days where people throw out all their junk. Then just loot any computers you find.

Reven · Post by **Reven** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:27 pm

Another good place to find stuff is in the dumpsters of college campuses after the school year ends. The students move out and end up throwing away lots of great stuff since some can't take it with them.