From: larry_fosdick@hotmail.com   
      
   "Knut Roll-Lund"  wrote in message   
   news:h9WdnWx4nNGg1QDYRVnzvA@telenor.com...   
   > pomprocker wrote:   
   >   
   >> Does anyone have the ribbon cable that came with the 26-1160 for sale?   
   >> the one with the 4 connectors at one end?   
   >>   
   >   
   > If you don't need it to be original it is pretty easy to make. I take the   
   > connectors from old pc floppy cables and put them on a new ribbon cable.   
   > The tricky part might be to find a connector without the "key" for the   
   > TRS-80 side. You might need to buy the long ribbon cable...   
   >   
   > The pulled pin trick of the original cable is not necessary, just make a   
   > straight cable. The drives I have seen ar always jumpered correctly.   
   >   
   Sorry, but the 26-1160 and 26-1161 floppy drives sold by Tandy were all   
   jumpered to respond as any drive 0-3.  Pomprocker will need to either pull   
   pins or change the jumper block inside the drive. I'd change the jumper, as   
   that's very easy.   
      
   > When I disassemble the pc floppycable I'm really careful so nothing breaks   
   > using a scalpel and a small screwdriver. When apply them to the new ribbon   
   > cable I use a wise.   
   >   
   > Note that the ribbon connectors are actually meant to be used only once so   
   > using old connectors might not be as good as using new, but in my   
   > experience they work well second time too.   
   >   
      
   If you do a Google search on "idc card edge connector" you can still find   
   them for sale at places such as   
      
   http://www.action-electronics.com/cardedge.htm   
      
   where 34 pin connectors are $1.25 each.  I bought a variety of connectors   
   and got a deal on 50-conductor ribbon cable in bulk from ebay.   
      
      
   > Knut   
   > (delete 'nogarbage.' for email)   
      
   Larry   
      
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