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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Ribbon Cable with Pre-Crimped Terminals 10-Color M-M 12" (30 cm) **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-4580 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/ribbon-cable-with-pre-crimped-terminals-10-color-m-m-12-30-cm.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/ribbon-cable-with-pre-crimped-terminals-10-color-m-m-12-30-cm.html.md)) These 12" (30 cm) premium jumper wires are made from 26 AWG stranded copper ribbon cable with male crimp pins on both ends. Together with our 0.1" crimp... ## Pricing - **Price:** $7.95 (inc GST) — $7.23 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $6.94 (exc GST) · 25+ $6.72 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 19 and Aug 24. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=POLOLU-4580:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/POLOLU-4580:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. 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Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description **Details for item #4580** This product is 12" (30 cm) long with male crimp pins on both ends. | [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11612_443835fe682.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11612_218423f8a94.jpg) | |---| | Ribbon Cable with Pre-Crimped Terminals 10-Color M-M 12" (30 cm). | **Wires with pre-crimped terminals family overview** These premium stranded copper wires are great for making quick and easy prototyping connections. Each end is pre-crimped with a male or female crimp pin, and they can be combined with Pololu's [crimp connector housings](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/crimp-connector-housings.html) to create custom cables with 0.1" (2.54 mm) connectors. Just pick colors and genders for your wires and snap them into the housings of your choice (note: getting the wires out is possible but not as easy). No soldering is required! These cables give you the flexibility to make harnesses or assemblies that branch from one connector on one side to multiple connectors on the other. You can also cut off one pre-crimped end and solder the wires directly to components to make swapping connections easy. | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1708_20885535c50.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1708_1298359213d.jpg) \| \|---\| \| Example of a custom cable made with [wires with pre-crimped terminals](https://core-electronics.com.au/wire/pre-crimped-terminals.html) and [crimp connector housings](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/crimp-connector-housings.html). \| | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1709_13006a5c813.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J1709_47411087986.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| \| Micro Metal Geamotor with a custom cable made from wires with pre-crimped terminals. \| | |---| A variety of lengths and colors are available: | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J5697_2638961c7b0.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J5697_263464450d2.jpg) \| \|---\| | \| length \| single-color packs \| multi-color option \| gauge (AWG) \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 1" (2.5 cm) \| 10-pack, 6 colors available \| 60-pack (10 each of 6 colors) \| 26 \| \| 2" (5 cm) \| 10-pack, 6 colors available \| 60-pack (10 each of 6 colors) \| 26 \| \| 3" (7.5 cm) \| 10-pack, 6 colors available \| 10-wire, 10-color ribbon cable \| 26 \| \| 6" (15 cm) \| 10-pack, 10 colors available \| 10-wire, 10-color ribbon cable \| 26 \| \| 12" (30 cm) \| 10-pack, 10 colors available \| 10-wire, 10-color ribbon cable \| 26 \| \| 24" (60 cm) \| 5-pack, 10 colors available \| 10-wire, 10-color ribbon cable \| 26 \| \| 36" (90 cm) \| 5-pack, 6 colors available \| 20-pack (2 each of 10 colors) \| 22 \| \| 60" (150 cm) \| 2-pack, 6 colors available \| 10-pack (1 each of 10 colors) \| 22 \| | |---| | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11601_193903bae20.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11601_52918180593.jpg) \| \|---\| \| Pololu Ribbon Cables with Pre-Crimped Terminals are available in four lengths: 3" (7.5 cm), 6" (15 cm), 12" (30 cm), and 24" (60 cm). \| | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11623_13735141ad5.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11623_11817421a92.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| \| Ribbon Cable with Pre-Crimped Terminals is easy to peel apart (6" M-F version shown). \| | |---| These wires are available with [male crimp pins on both ends](https://core-electronics.com.au/category/74/male-male-wires-with-pre-crimped-terminals), [female crimp pins on both ends](https://core-electronics.com.au/category/72/female-female-wires-with-pre-crimped-terminals), or [one male and one female crimp pin](https://core-electronics.com.au/category/73/male-female-wires-with-pre-crimped-terminals). These crimped terminals are designed for use with 0.1" (2.54 mm) [male headers](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/headers.html) and [female headers](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/headers/female-straight.html), [solderless breadboards](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/breadboards.html), and [prototyping PCBs](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/proto-boards.html). Close-up pictures of the male and female crimp pins are shown below: | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11603_11260a65ea2.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11603_72780b94e14.jpg) \| \|---\| \| Ribbon Cable with Pre-Crimped Terminals male end. \| | \| [ ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11602_110142d3cfd.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J11602_6816998de2c.jpg) \| \|---\|---\| \| Ribbon Cable with Pre-Crimped Terminals female end. \| | |---| **Note:** The [male crimp pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/male-crimp-pins-for-0-1-housings-100-pack.html) and [female crimp pins](https://core-electronics.com.au/female-crimp-pins-for-0-1-housings-100-pack.html) are also available by themselves for those who want to crimp their own [wires](https://core-electronics.com.au/wire/stranded-wire.html) with different lengths or gauges. The following video talks about some of Pololu's various wire and cable options and includes a short demonstration of how to use these pre-crimped wires with Pololu's crimp connector housings: One of Pololu's customers has made a nice [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkbOJSvhCgU) that talks about how to make custom cables with these pre-crimped wires and with self-crimped wires made with Pololu's [crimping tool](https://core-electronics.com.au/crimping-tool-0-1-1-0-mm-capacity-16-28-awg.html). The section on using pre-crimped wires and [crimp connector housings](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/crimp-connector-housings.html) starts at around 2:00. **Dimensions** | Length: | 12 in | |---|---| **General specifications** | Gender: | Male-Male | |---|---| | Wire gauge: | 26 AWG | | Color: | 10-color rainbow ribbon cable | **Recommended links** - **[Short video tutorial on how to make custom cables (by customer Derek Molloy)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkbOJSvhCgU)** This video, created by customer Derek Molloy, discusses various options for making custom cables with Pololu's [crimp connector housings](https://core-electronics.com.au/connectors-sockets/crimp-connector-housings.html), such as by using Pololu's [pre-crimped wires](https://core-electronics.com.au/wire/pre-crimped-terminals.html) or crimping your own with Pololu's [wider crimping tool](https://core-electronics.com.au/crimping-tool-0-1-1-0-mm-capacity-16-28-awg.html), though the same technique works with Pololu's [narrower crimping tool](https://core-electronics.com.au/crimping-tool-0-08-0-5-mm-capacity-20-28-awg.html) as well. The section on using the crimping tool starts at around 4:15. ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/P/O/POLOLU-4580-1.jpg)