[coreboot] Where do I get cables that can fit a SOIC8 clip?

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If 10cm is short enough for your application, they are readily available
on Ebay under "Dupont ribbon". Quality varies wildly though.

On Sun, 19 Feb 2017, at 03:49, Taiidan at gmx.com wrote:
> tl;dr
> where do I get test clip ribbon cables? no one has cables that small.
> I already bought another one online that came with a nice ribbon cable 
> (and a nicer mezzanine connection) but I want to make this one
> functional.
> 
> rant:
> I went to a store to get a clip, they didn't have cables for it but I 
> bought it anyone assuming someone I know would have them - they didn't - 
> and then I went back to the store wanting to return it (as it is useless 
> to me), they said that they don't accept returns and the "advice" of the 
> person being the counter was a smug "just solder it" - as if I should 
> rely on a connection that flimsy and easily shortible to connect to many 
> expensive motherboards.
> 
> In all three EE's total smugly telling me to "just solder it" and none 
> of them having any idea where to get the cables is just bizarre, all 
> that education you think they would understand the importance of doing 
> things properly the first time.
> 
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