Missing pin on monitor cable..

[Rob R.]

How do you fix this? :confused:

[bob05]

I dunno about how to fix it, but I'd make sure you do that before you try and use it. I thought I could leave one out, and within a month the monitor was smoking and emitted a horrid smell. After that we just had to get it replaced. :eek:

[Cyan]

... well, I've got several monitor cables that are "missing" a pin.

because it's supposed to.

Make sure you're not supposed to be mission one before you 'fix' it.

[Rob R.]

heh, yeah it's missing that one too. It's the extra missing pin and the fuzzy display down the center of the screen that has me concerned.

I have been thinking of maybe canabalizing a paperclip to make the pin but I would rather think of something more permanent to fix it with. We have a computer surplus store here in town so I may call them and see if they have any cables. I would rather buy a new one if at all possible though. It seems crazy to just replace the monitor when it's still in perfectly good condition.

[Bovon]

Rob, over the past 10 years or so.. I have had to replace 1 complete monitor cable, and a repair of 1 other.

For the replacement of the complete cable.. I found that the color coding of the wires were not the same.. I had to take the old cable, and by using a VOM ohm meter, draw a picture on paper of which wire from the db 15 pin end to the connections inside the monitor...then, repeat the process with the new cable...

When finished, what was a green wire in the old cable would be a blue in the new...but, both the old and the new cables had blue and green wires...just not connected the same.

EDIT
I left off that this next paragraph is the repair of the second cable by replacing the db 15 connector end on the original monitor cable.

When I replaced the db 15 end, I cut off the old end, then cut open the molded rubber covering. Once the back of the connector was exposed, I found there were jumpers between certain pins..grounds mostly, but was necessary to be jumpered. Once I had the new connector properly jumpered, I soldered in the cable...worked great until I replaced the monitor.

What could be tried I suppose would be to get a small jewelers finger drill (made similar to miniaturized screw tap handle with a chuck) and a VERY small drill bit...jewelers type instruments..and drill a small hole right beside the broken pin...actually trying to drill into the broken stub if possible. Then with a wire of the proper diameter and length...force into the hole.

I would think that would work..but a lot of trouble over a complete cable replacement.

[bob05]

Originally posted by Cyan
... well, I've got several monitor cables that are "missing" a pin.

because it's supposed to.

Make sure you're not supposed to be mission one before you 'fix' it.

Yeah, I guess the real question is whether the pin broke off or if it was made like that. Mine broke off, and that's were my problems began to stem from. :t

[Terminator]

Like Bovon I had to canabalise a video lead as well. I used the tip of a needle and soldered it in place (very tricky if its a middle pin) and then epoxy resined around the join because solder is soft could break easily. It's a real pain cutting away the plastic surround so get an extremely sharp stanley knife and try and cut it off in chunks, you might be able to 'piece' it together afterwards and tape it up.

T

:t

[Bigjakkstaffa]

My mate once had this problem, he cut up a paper clip and used a bit of that, held in place with blu-tack...i do not advise you to do the same...


--Jakk:t

[Rob R.]

Well.....Sam's Club came through with a black 19" Samsung flat screen CRT for $178. Now I can really get down and dirty with this monitor and see if I am capable of fixing it. Bovon, thanks for the roadmap, that is going to come in handy. To all who posted, thanks a lot for the feedback :)