HunterZero Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Intellivision ribbon cable and power supply connector are renowned for being a bit rubbish, and common points of failure. I do try to preserve the ribbon cable where possible, I have glued a few back together, but when the ribbon continuity breaks or the connector disintegrates it's not possible to repair it reliably. So when that happens I replace it with this little kit... The right angle connector goes on the power supply, the straight one on the motherboard. Luckily the pitch of the ribbon pins is a standard 2.54mm pitch, so off the shelf connectors fit perfectly. I found the connectors and 5 pin headers on ebay. The connectors are keyed to ensure correct connections. I use hard drive ribbon to keep it neat. - James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterZero Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 You do need to remove a little bit of the shielding to accommodate the motherboard end of the connector. A small panel in the shield can easily be snapped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Sorry for the necrobump, but I just gotta say thanks for this, especially since nobody else did. I'm in the middle of trying to repair a Bandai Intellivision and just when I thought I was done, I got no power. Looked at the ribbon cable and it's utterly trashed. When I Googled what to do about it, this thread was the only really good-looking solution I found. I've got the connectors on the way now, so hopefully it all works out. But it seems like it should be a really good fix. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 No doubt about it, this thread belongs in that new "Intellivision Maintenance & Repair" sub-forum. If someone would post the specs and/or source for the 5-pin headers and connectors, we'd be all set. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick3092 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I repared one last year using this 6pin header and cable. I just clipped the extra leg off the male header, and it fit right on the power board PCB. I also clipped the unused wire on the female piece. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9922 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) My method is certainly more time consuming but cheap. I just use machine pin female headers on the power supply board. Then use old IDE ribbon cable and solder another set of female machine pin headers to one end of the cable. The other end is soldered directly to the main logic just like the original ribbon cable was. The two sets of female machine pin headers mesh up on the power supply. I just make sure to use a sharpie to make one end of the cable and also on the power supply board so if it does get twisted up I know which way is which. This is an earlier one I did for a member here that sent me a dead Intellivision. I use IDE ribbon cable now, but as you can see in this pic I put an O to denote Orange wire and a B for Blue that you can't see. You get the idea. Edited January 31, 2018 by -^Cro§Bow^- 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Silly me, I just use these. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Silly me, I just use these. 100_4438.JPG Share HJ Share !!!! Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humblejack Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Share HJ Share !!!! Nice Can do. I got these in 2004 so it has taken me 14 years to use 11 er 12, I have someone sending a motherboard for repair as we type. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Can do. I got these in 2004 so it has taken me 14 years to use 11 er 12, I have someone sending a motherboard for repair as we type. PM me. will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Can do. I got these in 2004 so it has taken me 14 years to use 11 er 12, I have someone sending a motherboard for repair as we type. PM me. Received safe and sound, Thank Again Brother... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterZero Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) These part numbers should work. The brand is Multicomp, MC34 series, but any other similar spec brand should work too. 90 degree header: http://au.element14.com/multicomp/mc34647/header-r-a-sq-pin-2-54mm-5way/dp/1675776?st=wire-to-board%20connector%202.54%20mm%20connector Straight header: http://au.element14.com/multicomp/mc34655/header-square-pin-2-54mm-5way/dp/1675767?st=wire-to-board%20connector%202.54%20mm%20connector Plug: http://au.element14.com/multicomp/mc34503/crimp-housing-2-54mm-5way/dp/1675757?st=wire-to-board%20connector%202.54%20mm%20connector Crimp pins: http://au.element14.com/multicomp/2218t/product-range-2218-series/dp/1675781?st=multicomp%202218t I scored the bits I used from eBay. Edited February 21, 2018 by HunterZero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificat Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I have the same issue and will use the same parts. I plan to use a molex crimper and plug crimps and 24AWG wire but this helped... Parts coming in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/31/2018 at 3:01 PM, nick3092 said: I repared one last year using this 6pin header and cable. I just clipped the extra leg off the male header, and it fit right on the power board PCB. I also clipped the unused wire on the female piece. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9922 I grabbed 10 of these. It did indeed plug right into the power board PCB. Thank you good sir. Should have another old Intellivision up and running again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Sinjinhawke said: I grabbed 10 of these. It did indeed plug right into the power board PCB. Thank you good sir. Should have another old Intellivision up and running again soon. Where did you get them from. The site shows you have to order 50 of them. Did you get them from another site? I've got a few other projects I'm working on, but I want to take apart on of my semi working units and play with it over the winter. Doing this mod is one on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 40 minutes ago, IMBerzerk said: Where did you get them from. The site shows you have to order 50 of them. Did you get them from another site? I've got a few other projects I'm working on, but I want to take apart on of my semi working units and play with it over the winter. Doing this mod is one on the list. I ordered 5 back in late Nov. After 6 weeks they never arrived. Last week I contacted them and they shipped 5 more. I paid for the more reliable shipping. Yesterday both arrived plus a 16gig thumb drive for my trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Sinjinhawke said: I ordered 5 back in late Nov. After 6 weeks they never arrived. Last week I contacted them and they shipped 5 more. I paid for the more reliable shipping. Yesterday both arrived plus a 16gig thumb drive for my trouble. Am I right in thinking they're coming from Australia? Website ends in .au. Well, with all the mess that's going on all over, I can't really blame the company for the shipping mistakes. Sad times we're in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, IMBerzerk said: Am I right in thinking they're coming from Australia? Website ends in .au. Well, with all the mess that's going on all over, I can't really blame the company for the shipping mistakes. Sad times we're in. My shipping says it left Boulder CO on the 17th and arrived at my mailbox in Toronto two days later. Try this link. Should not be .au https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9922 Funny thing is there is a note saying "Severe weather conditions have delayed delivery" We got zonked by a snow storm from the US east coast so it arrived a day late. Still from Boulder to Toronto in two days, DAMN!!! Edited January 20, 2022 by Sinjinhawke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBerzerk Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Sinjinhawke said: My shipping says it left Boulder CO on the 17th and arrived at my mailbox in Toronto two days later. Try this link. Should not be .au https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9922 Funny thing is there is a note saying "Severe weather conditions have delayed delivery" We got zonked by a snow storm from the US east coast so it arrived a day late. Still from Boulder to Toronto in two days, DAMN!!! That's the one... I was looking at the website HunterZero put up in 2018. Got mixed up... Yeah, that'll work like a champ. You're just north of me. I'm in Long Island. We got a LOT of wind...but it was all rain. Would have been feet of snow if it did. The wind was insane. 50+ MPH gusts. YYZ... RUSH territory!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukeboxhero10 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Sorry to necro this post but did we ever find out where to buy those original looking replacements? If not what color wire goes to which pin on that 6 pin molex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 21 hours ago, jukeboxhero10 said: Sorry to necro this post but did we ever find out where to buy those original looking replacements? If not what color wire goes to which pin on that 6 pin molex The original looking ones would be new old stock. They don't make them anymore so you'd have to ask whoever has some if they'd be willing to sell you one. The other replacements suggested here seem more durable, just lineup the wires like the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukeboxhero10 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, mr_me said: The original looking ones would be new old stock. They don't make them anymore so you'd have to ask whoever has some if they'd be willing to sell you one. The other replacements suggested here seem more durable, just lineup the wires like the original. So I grabbed that 6 pin molex, but there dont seem to be any directions. what wire goes to which contact on the main pcb, and for the power board am i to desolder and remove the old power connector or does this one just plug right in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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