Date   : Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:33:28 +0100
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: writing and reading on 3.5 floppy

Yes, almost anything will work for one-off crimping.  The first one I did
(to my first Teletext adapter which arrived avec ribbon cable but
sans connector) was to put on the connector and then lie it flat
with the ribbon cable on the kitchen worktop and press down firmly
with a saucepan.

Here's a question though - I've got one of those crimp tools now
which is like a hand-held clamp and you assemble the ribbon and
connector and put it in and squeeze the handles together.  I'm OK
with crimping on female connectors but when I try the male ones
they inevitably crack into pieces.  Am I doing it wrong?

Best wishes,



Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
To:  bbc-micro@...
Sent:  30 Aug 2006 01:44:22 +0100
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Re: writing and reading on 3.5 floppy

>Message-ID: <44EEC353.3020804@...>
 
Mike Howard <aixguru@...> wrote:
> You just need to crimp a 3.5" floppy connector onto your 5.25" lead. A
> vice is quite handy for this but you could get away with pliers I suppose.
 
I once used a shoe!
 
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