IDC (Re: Archive 5945C)

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Feb 26 13:55:22 2004

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Jay West wrote:

> Sellam wrote...
> > Those are generally refered to as IDC connectors. I wish I knew what IDC
> > stood for. I'm not willing to take a guess right now, though I think I am
> > close.
> IDC = Insulation Displacement Connector

Ah yes, I was totally wrong then :)

> look at the way the ribbon cable attaches to the connector and the name will
> make sense. Note that IDC does not refer to the type of connector, rather,
> how the cable connects to that connector. I have seen DB25, Edge card, Berg,
> all different types of connectors that are IDC.

Good to know.

> I once ran across an article stating the "expected life" of IDC ribbon cable
> connections. It was suprisingly low, like 64 connect/disconnect lifespan.

Based on my experience with them this sounds reasonable.

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