Where would I get Star Castle monitor ribbon cables?

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Where would I get Star Castle monitor ribbon cables?

is there anywhere i can buy new ribbon cables for a Star Castle?

mainly the 2 Keltron monitor ones (one from small pcb mounted on monitor frame to the monitor pcb and one coming from main cpu pcb to the monitor main pcb)
 
how many pins are there ? or how many wires is the cable ?

if you are going to be doing a lot of repair, you might want to buy a crimper, cable and connectors and make your own
 
how many pins are there ? or how many wires is the cable ?

if you are going to be doing a lot of repair, you might want to buy a crimper, cable and connectors and make your own

i believe the main one is the same as a floppy drive cable....so i bought one but the long ones have the cable twisted in the middle for the secondary drive i guess. that being said i was scared to try that cause that cant be the same pinout then.
 
Use a tiny jeweler's screwdriver and you can take apart those ribbon cables. Once you take the back off, carefully peel out the twisted section of cable, flip it around, and put it back on straight.

Piece of cake.

Also, if you need to make new cables, just use a standard vise with the plastic drop-in jaw inserts. They help keep the plastic connector from getting damaged. The key to using it is to tighten the vise slowly so you can keep from squeezing the connector too tight.
 
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