# Zorch's build progress

**URL:** <https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/zorchs-build-progress/1553>\
**Category:** KOSMO MODULES\
**Created:** [August 5, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/zorchs-build-progress/1553 "2020-08-05T19:02:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/zorchs-build-progress/1553/119 "2021-10-10T15:08:47Z")

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> [@zorch](#):
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> magic smoke from my glide because I am still bad at making power cables

> [@Ribbon cable tester](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-cable-tester/1600):
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> There’s a ribbon cable tester project at [https://github.com/tomarus/cabletester](https://github.com/tomarus/cabletester). I [forked it](https://github.com/holmesrichards/cabletester) and made a PCB for it, with a few minor modifications mostly to do with the ordering of the connections. Seems to work: The intention is for the display to plug into a header on the board but it turns out these displays come in a couple of versions that look identical at first but have different pin ordering. Aside from that they seem entirely compatible. I didn’t notice until af…

It works great. My homemade cables have been very reliable (using connectors and cable from Tayda and [this tool](https://smile.amazon.com/Eowpower-Crimp-Ribbon-Cable-Connectors/dp/B072MM8X7Y)) but if there is a problem this will catch it before the chips do.

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