Hi there,

I have a 24pin 0.5mm pitch FFC cable which I hope to extend using a FFC Jumper cable.

I did a search on best ways to do this:

1. MANUALLY SOLDER (Difficult)

http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=43394)
--> I really hope to avoid this as I have REALLY bad soldering experience.


2. Buy a Extension circuit board (hard to find in 24pin)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40Pin-to-40...extension-flat-cable-FFC-extend-/360622317055
--> I know the above is 40pin. But would it not be possible to just slot in a 24pin (so i don't really use the remaining pins), as long as the "pitch" is correct? This would be great since 24pin version is unavailable.


3. Use a normal FPC adaptor to compress two FFC ends together??
http://kyorune.com/modding/article.php?id=63
--> This seems like the simplest and easiest way... But is it really THAT simple? Buy a 24pin adaptor, and stuff two FFC ends inside and clamp it down?


Appreciate any comments / help.

Thanks!!

 

I had no idea what is an FFC cable and had to look it up.

I would usually call this a ribbon cable.

Solution: Make a new cable of the desired length.

Edit: I now have to assume that FFC refers to those ribbon cables that use no connectors on the ends. In that case I have no solution to offer.