What is Flat Ribbon Cables

Flat Ribbon Cable Details

Flat ribbon cable is a new type of data cable that uses PVC or other insulating materials and extremely thin tinned flat copper wires to be laminated through high-tech automated equipment production lines. It has soft, free bending and folding, thin thickness, Small size, simple connection, convenient disassembly, easy to solve electromagnetic shielding (EMI) and other advantages. Flexible flat cable is a kind of PET or other insulating materials and extremely thin tinned flat copper wire pressed by high-tech automatic equipment production line It is a new type of data cable, which has the advantages of softness, free bending and folding, thin thickness, small size, simple connection, convenient disassembly, and easy to solve electromagnetic shielding (EMI). It is mainly divided into round ends at both ends (referred to as R-FFC, R-FFC, It is used for direct welding) and flat at both ends (referred to as FFC, used for plugging in sockets). It is most suitable for data transmission cables between moving parts and motherboards, board-to-board, and miniaturized electrical equipment. At present, it is widely used in the connection between the print head of various printers and the motherboard, the signal transmission and board connection of plotters, scanners, copiers, speakers, LCD appliances, fax machines, various DVD players and other products. Because of the FFC cable The price and cost of the cable is better than FPC (flexible printed circuit), so its application will become more and more extensive. In most places where FPC is used, FFC can be used to replace it. The life of the cable is generally 8000 to 10000 times of opening and closing. If it is opened and closed 10 times a day, it will be about two years.

Flat Ribbon Cables Main specifications

*Suitable for internal wiring of general electronics and electrical appliances, such as audio and video equipment, etc.

*Conductor: 32-16AWG (0.03-1.31mm2) tinned or bare copper stranded wire

*Banded parallel arrangement

*The spacing is 2.0mm and 2.5mm side by side, easy to insert into each socket of the printed circuit board

*Can be used instead of wiring harness

*It has the characteristics of acid and alkali resistance, oil resistance, heat resistance, humidity resistance, mold resistance, etc.

Flat Ribbon Cables Feature

Flat Ribbon Cables are small in size and light in weight. The original design of the cable board is to replace the larger Wire Harness. On the current plug-in electronic device assembly board, the cable is usually the only solution to meet the requirements of miniaturization and movement. Method. Cable (sometimes called flexible printed circuit) is to etch copper circuit or printed polymer thick film circuit on polymer substrate. For thin and light, compact and complex devices, Its design solutions range from single-sided conductive lines to complex multi-layer three-dimensional assembly. The total weight and volume of Flat Ribbon Cables are 70% less than the traditional round wire harness method. The cable can also be through the use of reinforced materials or liners. Method to increase its strength to obtain additional mechanical stability. The cable can be moved, bent, twisted without damaging the wire, and can comply with different shapes and special package sizes. The only limitation is the volume space problem. Because it can withstand With millions of times of dynamic bending, the cable can be well applied to the interconnection system of continuous movement or regular movement, and become a part of the function of the final product. The solder joints on the rigid PCB are subjected to thermal and mechanical stress, and the It will become invalid after the loop.