SuperEcable - 20355- 10 FT - SCSI Cable - SCSI - 1 to SCSI - 2 CN50M to HPD50M Cable

crimping is a process for mechanically attaching specialized connectors to multi strand wiring there are literally thousands of different types of crimp for different applications each type of crimp has a dedicated crimping tool to apply it in this video we'll look at ribbon cable connectors or more correctly IDC insulation displacement connectors like all crimps the IDC connector has a dedicated tool the connector has two parts a strain reliever and the connector itself if you examine the connector you'll see at one end there's an alignment triangle marked on it this is the pin one indicator this aligns with the red marking down one side of the ribbon cable to indicate pin one the connector has a row of teeth which when compressed share through the insulation of the ribbon cable and make contact with the wire cause insert the cable carefully with the triangle and the red stripe on the