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# 16-Conductor Ribbon Cable with IDC Connectors 20"

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-973 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia)
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## Retired product

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## Description

This cable is great for connecting to a 16-pin character LCD such as Pololu's [20×4 character LCD with backlight](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/POLOLU-676), or it can simply serve as a custom cable for your electronics project.

| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/remote_images/0J748.600_wR3OUp.jpg%3F1a67742adde25c5adeb14e3589c676ae)![](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/remote_images/zoom-d0cfc0fffa825c4654893ef42b77cee3_VHrNZc.png)](https://core-electronics.com.au/#) |
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| 16-conductor ribbon cable with 20×4 character LCD and 16-pin shrouded box header. |

 This 20" (50 cm), 16-conductor ribbon cable has a female 2×8 IDC connector on each end that is designed to plug into a 0.100" (2.54 mm) 2×8 shrouded box header. It can also be used with 0.100" male header pins.

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/1/6/16_conductor_ribbon_cable_with_idc_connectors_20_inch__pololu_973__00.jpg)