FFC-FPC connectors are integral components of the most common electronic applications, such as laptops and cell phones. Flexible flat cable, or FFC, is defined by any variety of electrical cable which is both flat and flexible, just as the name would suggest. However, the term FFC usually refers to the extremely thin, flat cable that runs through high-density electronics, such as those mentioned above. The term FFC is generally combined with FPC (flexible printed circuit), and is used to describe circuitry which incorporates components that are built tonto a flexible material. On their own, FFCs are straight connectors without any components.
This being said, FFC-FPC connectors are often used in place of round cables for easy cable management, especially in high-flex applications. They generally take up far less room than round cables do, lending better EMI/RFI suppression and eradicating wire coupling problems. Since the wires are individually protected, rather than being wrapped over and over by different materials (round cables are), they are lighter and far more flexible. This is especially true considering FFC-FPC conductors are insulated by a polyester material.
As previously stated, FFC-FPC connectors are widely used in a variety of applications: copiers, scanners, computers, stereos, LCD appliances, fax machines, and other such technological products. When choosing the one which best fits an application, several things are brought into consideration: pitch (spacing of conductors), type (different cables have different exposed contacts), exposure length (length of contact which has been exposed at the termination of the cable), stiffener (extra material attached to opposite side of exposed cable), and conductor size (width and thickness).
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In addition to having FFC-FPC connectors for purchase, Gopher Electronics also has a wide array of components available which include, but are not limited to: cable and wire, circuit breakers, circuit protection, connectors, cords, fans and blowers, fuses, heat shrink, LEDs, lamps, potentiometers, power supplies, relays, sensors, switches, transformers, and terminal blocks.
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