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# 6-Conductor Ribbon Cable with IDC Connectors 12"

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-972 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia)
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This 12" (30 cm), 6-conductor ribbon cable has a female 2×3 IDC connector on each end that is designed to plug into a 0.100" (2.54 mm) 2×3 shrouded box header. It can also be used with 0.100" male header pins.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $6.65 (inc GST) — $6.05 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $5.80 (exc GST) · 25+ $5.62 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

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## Description

This cable is well suited to serve as an AVR ISP programming cable and is included with Pololu's [Orangutan USB Programmer](https://core-electronics.com.au/orangutan-usb-programmer.html), or it can simply serve as a custom cable for your electronics project.

| [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J746_1632474d322.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J746_985100fe7b4.jpg) |
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| 6-conductor ribbon cable with Orangutan USB programmer and 6-pin shrouded box header. |

**People often buy this product together with:**

| [![Shrouded Box Header: 2×3-Pin, 0.100" (2.54 mm) Male](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J680_4045552c48.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/shrouded-box-header-2x3-pin-0-100-2-54-mm-male.html) | [Shrouded Box Header: 2×3-Pin, 0.100" (2.54 mm) Male](https://core-electronics.com.au/shrouded-box-header-2x3-pin-0-100-2-54-mm-male.html) |
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| [![IDC socket: 2x3-Pin, 0.100" (2.54 mm) Female](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J2360_33415df854.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-socket-2x3-pin-0-100-2-54-mm-female.html) | [IDC socket: 2x3-Pin, 0.100" (2.54 mm) Female](https://core-electronics.com.au/idc-socket-2x3-pin-0-100-2-54-mm-female.html) |
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| [![0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6370_2747ad6d8f.jpg)](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) |
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## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/6/_/6_conductor_ribbon_cable_with_idc_connectors_12_inch__pololu_972__00.jpg)