Thread: Ribbon Cable
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Re: Ribbon Cable
You can sometimes find three conductor 24-gauge multi-colored ribbon cable from hobby supply places or off ebay, ususally sold as "servo cable". I think the IFI cables are made with 22 gauge ribbon cable, and I have been unable to find a source for that. Digikey also sells grey 24-gauge ribbon cable (as Al stated). We stick with 3-conductor cable with a grey outside cover from Jameco and it seems to work fine, we haven't had any noise issues warranting the use of ribbon cable (since it's only 3 conductors, the whole "many wires on one cable" thing sort-of wears off).
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