[SOLVED] [Mystery connector] Nitendo DS touch screen

[nickn4]

Hello everyone,

A long time ago, i bought an little touchscreen for one of my projects but i never got to play with it because i don't know where to get a connector for this type of cable.
the specific product i bought can be found here: DealExtreme - Nitendo DS touch screen €2.41

When i started my Journey, i had no clue what search terms i could use to find the name/type of that specific cable+connector. after a couple of weeks i started getting somewhere,
What i am looking for might be called the flat flex connector. but even now that i have a name i cant find an appropriate connector matching the 4-pin cable.
i did however find that sparkfun has a breakout board for this Nintendo module, can be found here (picture 5): https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13631

there might be a change that my particular cable has different dimensions, i can check on that if required.
but first i really need to know what connector that is and where, for the love of god, can i get them.

PS:open attachment if you don't want to open link

thanks allot for your time


nick

[nickn4]

offtopic:
lol just found out i write allot instead of "a lot". im so bad at language stuff please excuse me. not gonna bother edit

nick

[john_p_wi]

Look for zif connectors.  You'll need to know the width, pitch (spacing of the flat flex contacts), number of contacts and determine if you need top or bottom contacts.

[nickn4]

Ok i will look it up tommorow, will measure everything, scout for some zif connectors. will keep you updated for the people who are interested too.

nick

[kolonelkadat]

so just a 4 pin ffc connector? or am I missing something?

http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv88=6&FV=fff40016%2Cfff80421&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25

[nickn4]

okay i have been looking around, have not found an exact match yet but will keep you informed.

@kolonelkadat
i will check on that link as soon as i come back home in about half an hour.


also here are my dimensions i measured. there might be a slight error because my caliper is not top notch quality. see attachment.

[john_p_wi]

Look at pages F8 and F9 for info, click on the "4 circuits" for data sheet...

http://www.molex.com/catalog/web_catalog/pdfs/F.pdf

[nickn4]

Okay, i need part no 52745-0497 , but now i need a distributer that ships to holland for a reasonable price (product only half a euro, dont want to pay ten times over for shipment) with a mininum order amount of 1. how do i go about that?

i checked on some of molex's distributer's but the order amount is min 1000 or 5000.
i also checked on digikey but it seems they ask 30$ for shipment if product price is under 100$ so i wont try that lol..
any idea's?

[jwm_]

i checked on some of molex's distributer's but the order amount is min 1000 or 5000.
i also checked on digikey but it seems they ask 30$ for shipment if product price is under 100$ so i wont try that lol..
any idea's?

You can get free samples from molex themselves usually if you just want a couple.

    Joh

[nickn4]

I have no company, what should i fill in the required forms "Requester Company Name" and "Industry" and "Job Function" and "Ship To Company"?

and how much will shipment cost, i have to enter a FedEx, or UPS account that will be charched

nick

[Jorpy]

Okay, i need part no 52745-0497 , but now i need a distributer that ships to holland for a reasonable price (product only half a euro, dont want to pay ten times over for shipment) with a mininum order amount of 1. how do i go about that?

i checked on some of molex's distributer's but the order amount is min 1000 or 5000.
i also checked on digikey but it seems they ask 30$ for shipment if product price is under 100$ so i wont try that lol..
any idea's?

TME has it
Shipping should be about 10$
Minimum order amount is 2 though.. 

[nickn4]

@Jorpy
Thanks i ordered 2 of them

I could not have done this without you guys! the names for these connectors are hard to trace for me when i had no clue, but things start to make sense 

Everyone who helped me, THANKS A LOT!

nick