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Cables

3M™'s cables offer faster logic speeds and high signal density with longer run lengths

Image of 3M™'s Cables3M's families of cable and cable assemblies come in a variety of types, including ground plane, shielded jacketed, coaxial, discrete wire, twisted pair, and parallel lay.

The goal of any transmission system is to have the received signal closely approximate to the transmitted signal. Matching the electrical characteristics of the cable to the requirements of the equipment as well as paying attention to the design of shielding and its termination to ensure adequate shielding effectiveness for mandated electro-magnetic compatibility are crucial criteria for selecting the right cable for an application. 3M is a leading brand and a trusted name in cable products.

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Cable Types
  • Ground plane
    • Reduced crosstalk
    • Improved signal density
    • Twisted pair alternative (driven balanced)
    • Minimal EMI and ESD protection
  • Shielded jacketed
    • Very effective for reduction of radiated EMI
    • Very effective in minimizing ESD effect
    • Good cross talk reduction (driven balanced or unbalanced)
  • Coaxial (coax)
    • Good noise immunity
    • Usually driven unbalanced
  • Discrete wire
    • Point-to-point wiring
    • Not a transmission line
  • Twisted pair
    • Good magnetic field immunity
    • Good cross talk reduction
    • Better driven balanced than unbalanced
  • Parallel lay
    • Good cross talk reduction (balanced or unbalanced)
    • Twisted pair alternative (unbalanced drive)
    • Cost effective

D-Shaped Centronics

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCable TypeAvailable QuantityPrice
CBL ASSY CENTRON 26POS M-M 1M14T26-SZLB-100-0LCCBL ASSY CENTRON 26POS M-M 1MRound, Beige0 - Immediate$873.16View Details
CBL ASSY CENTRON 26POS M-M 2M14T26-SZLB-200-0LCCBL ASSY CENTRON 26POS M-M 2MRound, Beige32 - Immediate$955.27View Details
CBL ASSY CENTRON 20POS M-M 1M14520-EZAB-100-0ECCBL ASSY CENTRON 20POS M-M 1MRound, Beige0 - Immediate$533.39View Details

D-Sub

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionTypeAvailable QuantityPrice
D-SUB CABLE - MMM09K/MC10G/XM7PXK-0910JD-SUB CABLE - MMM09K/MC10G/XDB90 - Immediate$109.37View Details
D-SUB CABLE - MMM09K/MC10M/XM7PXK-0906RD-SUB CABLE - MMM09K/MC10M/XDB90 - Immediate$439.12View Details
D-SUB CABLE MML09K/MC10G/MML09KM7NNK-0906JD-SUB CABLE MML09K/MC10G/MML09KDB90 - Immediate$173.25View Details

Pluggable

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionGenderAvailable QuantityPrice
CABLE MINISAS M-M 1M8US4-AA119-00-1.00CABLE MINISAS M-M 1MMale to Male0 - Immediate$211.19View Details
CABLE SATA F-F 500MM5602-11-0000-500CABLE SATA F-F 500MMFemale to Female251 - Immediate$55.26View Details
CABLE SATA F-F 1M5602-22-0000-000CABLE SATA F-F 1MFemale to Female0 - Immediate$27.30View Details

Rectangular

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionNumber of RowsAvailable QuantityPrice
IDC CABLE - MKC10A/MC10G/MKC10AM3CCA-1006JIDC CABLE - MKC10A/MC10G/MKC10A2858 - Immediate$40.73View Details
IDC CABLE - MSC30A/MC34M/MSC30AM3AAA-3006RIDC CABLE - MSC30A/MC34M/MSC30A2715 - Immediate$66.59View Details
IDC CABLE - MKR14A/MC14G/MKR14AM3DDA-1406JIDC CABLE - MKR14A/MC14G/MKR14A22667 - Immediate$48.53View Details

Flat Ribbon

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionPitchAvailable QuantityPrice
CBL RIBN 16COND 0.05 GRAY 100'3365/16 100CBL RIBN 16COND 0.05 GRAY 100'0.050" (1.27mm)27 - Immediate$599.32View Details
CBL RIBN 4COND SILVER 10'SL8803/04-10DN5-00CBL RIBN 4COND SILVER 10'-0 - Immediate$94.26View Details
CBL RIBN 4COND SILVER 100'SL8803/04-10DN5-00CBL RIBN 4COND SILVER 100'-0 - Immediate$942.29View Details

Multiple Conductor

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPrice
MULTI-PAIR 20CON 28AWG BEI 100'3644B/20 100MULTI-PAIR 20CON 28AWG BEI 100'10 - Immediate$2,707.41View Details
MULTI-PAIR 40CON 28AWG BEI 100'3644B/40 100MULTI-PAIR 40CON 28AWG BEI 100'9 - Immediate$4,487.64View Details
MULTI-PAIR 100COND 28AWG3600B/100 100SFMULTI-PAIR 100COND 28AWG1229 - Immediate$165.78View Details
Published: 2012-08-07

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