Q: Are they good? They are flexible enough for stations that close together?
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Here's a pic (http://members.home.net/jrembecki/PC4.jpg) of them installed in my pc.
Here's another (http://members.home.net/jrembecki/PC2.jpg).
Re:Nice post, guy.
guy
Re:Commercially rounded cables are mostly for cosmetics, I've used split-and-bundled 80 wire cables in my system for about a year now. Not that there's anything wrong with buying the commercial cables if you can stomach the prices. But if you're like me and have a stack of 80 wire cables lying around, why not break out the Xacto knife and roll your own? Just be sure to split the ribbon in even pairs to maintain the ground wires next to each signal wire. Every fourth wire works well.
I'm not sure about the flexibility, you'll notice that 80-wire ribbons are a good bit stiffer than traditional 40-wire ribbons. It doesn't have to be that way, but it reduces the likelihood of damaging the smaller gauge wire. Furthermore, the sheaths on the commercial cables look very heavy. If they're a very supple rubber like silicone they should be reasonably flexible, otherwise very stiff. One important aspect to flexible cables is that the individual wires be able to slip past each other when bending. Some people who make their own like to wrap the finished cable in electrical tape, which hinders flexibility. 1/4" or 3/8" flex loom is a much better choice IMHO. Cable ties will yield flexibility somewhere in between these two.
Best regards,
guy
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