====Information on Coaxial Ribbon Cables====

====PowerPoint====
{{coax:cable_presentation.ppt|Jimmy's Presentation Oct 6 2011}}

====Companies Used:====

===Tempflex===
Makes Coaxial Ribbon Cables\\
Website: http://www.tempflex.com/ \\
Product Information: http://www.tempflex.com/files/pdfs/coaxial-ribbon-cable.pdf \\
Contact of Interest: Ken Plourde. Phone number (508) 839-5987, extension 6142.\\
Sells in minimum quantity of 100ft, the 8-signal cable is $7.25/ft, the 17-signal cable is $14/ft, and the 34-signal cable is $26.75/ft

===Hirose Connectors===
Make connectors similar to what we want, but problematically only in one-row forms.\\
Product Information PDF for DF19 series (DF36, 38, and 49 also suggested as possibly relevant): http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/e68500012.pdf \\
Offered several PDFs explaining how they connect their connectors to the cable: {{coax:df19_assy_procedure_thin_coax_cable.pdf}}, {{coax:df36_assy_manual.pdf}}, {{coax:df38_series_assembly_guide-line.pdf}}\\
Contact of Interest: Carrie Tanke, ctanke@hirose.com

===Orvem===
Italian, makes connectors similar to what we want, but with the wrong number of pins.\\
http://www.orvem.net/SPECIFICHE%20TECNICHE/Hirose/Ribbon/630-HIF6R-E.pdf

===Molex===
Tried to convince us that regular crimping tools would work for coaxial ribbon cables, apparently they don't understand how the shielding works on coaxial cables

===Joy Signal Electronics===
Makes custom cable headers\\
Uses a technique where they solder the coaxial ribbon cable to a circuit board, then solder the desired connect to the circuitboard as well\\
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