Talk:Ribbon cable

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Is red pin 1 or is brown pin 1?[edit]

The article says, "Brown is pin 1 or pin 11 or pin 21 etc. Red is pin 2 or pin 12 or pin 22 etc." in the first paragraph. However, the caption by the picture says, "Left: 20-way grey ribbon cable with wire no. 1 marked red." Also, if you go to this website, in the fourth paragraph it says, "Red means Pin 1." Can someone please clear this up for me? --Leo628 15:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

you aren't reading the article correctly "The order of colors in a rainbow colored cable is the same as the electronic color code. (Brown is pin 1 or pin 11 or pin 21 etc. Red is pin 2 or pin 12 or pin 22 etc.)" (emphasis added). --Plugwash 15:37, 19:10, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you have highlighted a problem with the opening paragraph. In my opinion it is too long and uses a rather confusing writing style. The information about colors could and should be rewritten as a separate paragraph later in the article. -- Nick 15:56, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea; it seems much easier to read now. --Leo628 20:12, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ribbon Cables and the FCC[edit]

For anyone interested in this issue and/or looking for sources for uncited claims in this article, one can try:

Science.gov v5.0 : Main View : Search Results for Full Record: flat conductor cable fcc.

Regards, siNkarma86—Expert Sectioneer of Wikipedia
^{86 = 19+9+14 + karma = 19+9+14 + talk} 15:12, 25 July 2011 (UTC

History section[edit]

The whole history section of the article sounds like an advertisement for Cicoil in my opinion. 84.251.1.46 (talk) 14:45, 14 November 2013 (UTC) I agree. Other than mentioning that cicoil invented the ribbon cable (allegedly) there should not be any other mention of them. Smithderek2000 (talk) 23:30, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also known as IDE Cable?[edit]

Is this cable not also known as IDE cable? Not sure what it stands for, perhaps Interface Device Extension? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.157.241 (talk) 03:43, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. Although the cable shown in the photo at the top of the article is probably an IDE cable, any cables, including SATA, USB 3.0 and audio cable, can be manufactured as ribbon cables.202.73.1.98 (talk) 09:44, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]