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Using quick splice connectors9/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Ribbon cable is designed to be used with multi-contact IDC connectors in such a way that many IDC connections can be made at once, saving time in applications where many connections are needed. The benefits claimed for their use in these applications include up to 50 percent faster installation, due to the reduction in the stripping, twisting and screwing down processes. However, they are now also used in some domestic and industrial low voltage (power) applications, as can be seen in the illustration. Initially, IDCs were seen only in extra-low voltage applications, such as telecommunications, networking and signal connections between parts of an electronic or computer system. Although originally designed to connect only solid (single-stranded) conductors, IDC technology was eventually extended to multiple- stranded wire as well. Modern IDC technology developed after and was influenced by research on wire-wrap and crimp connector technology originally pioneered by Western Electric, Bell Telephone Labs, and others. When properly made, the connector blade cold-welds to the conductor, making a theoretically reliable gas-tight connection. Type of electrical connector Two ribbon cables: the grey cable is stripped, and the rainbow cable has an IDC connector Connector blades IDC D-sub connectors DE-9 (male) and DA-15 (female) Connector blades cut insulation into the ribbon cable Australian (dual) power outlet, utilizing insulation displacement to connect mains voltage (230 V) supply conductorsĪn insulation-displacement contact ( IDC), also known as insulation-piercing contact ( IPC), is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor(s) of an insulated cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades through the insulation, bypassing the need to strip the conductors of insulation before connecting.
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