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| Flat ribbon cable for powerbook 160 (Interconnect) | |
| Posted by: ther3d0ne on 2026-06-18 13:30:54 Hello, I would like to replace the interconnect ribbon cable between the daughterboard and the logic board in my PowerBook 160, but I don't know what ribbon cable pitch I should use. The repair method I would like to follow is described in this post: https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/how-to-repair-a-powerbook-140-180-interconnect-cable.46387/  Does anyone know the specifications of the original ribbon cable, particularly the pitch and thickness? Any link to buy it from ? Thank you. | |
| Posted by: luRaichu on 2026-06-18 14:17:58 The correct pitch and thickness is 0.025". Try this, it's an 80 pin cable but you can peel off 8 to get 72. It is stranded which is what you want. | |
| Posted by: ther3d0ne on 2026-06-18 15:14:13 Thanks @luRaichu for your reply. Another question please : I broke the connector that maintain the ribbon cable in place. is there any hack that can keep it in place ? | |
| Posted by: luRaichu on 2026-06-18 16:05:38 I did too. In my case I left it attached by one clip. I don't know what to tell you if you've broken both. | |
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