[FSPA] ribbon cables for stern meteor sound

[KIM BRENNAN]

Ribbon cable used in pinball machines is typically 22 gauge wires. You can find regular ribbon cable with various amounts of conductors in many places. The CONNECTORS are what you will need to make your own cable. Most connectors used in pins are 2xY, but I haven’t worked on many of the pins made in the last 10 years so can’t say what you are looking for. Mouser has connectors, and ribbon cable (flat cable). You just choose what you need and you can make your own. 

> On Dec 20, 2025, at 3:46 PM, Steve Peck via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
> 
> hey guys, 
> 
> i need some new ribbon cables for my stern meteor sound board to mpu connection
> i think i'm looking for a 32x1 cable or two 16x1 cables? 
> but i can't seem to find the right thing. any guidance for what i should be looking for, search terms, links, etc is appreciated
> 
> all i'm finding on marco for stern 32 pin is this wire cable, and $50 is way more than i want to spend
> https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/SB-100-J1
> 
> 
> all the ribbon cables i'm finding, i.e. on pinballl life, have two rows and seem to be for other systems and i can't tell it has the same pin size, plus i would need to use two next to eachother, but they don't seem like they would fit right next to eachother due to extra material on the sides of the connector - such as https://www.pinballlife.com/26-pin-16-ribbon-cable.html
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