repair monitor connector

[jfchui]

I wonder if someone knows whether there is any standardization with the connector AT THE COMPUTER END of a monitor cable.

The 15-pin connector of this LC monitor has no lost pin - every pin not broken. One of wires must have a poor solder joint because the monitor works fine by bending the cable near the plug. This won't last long. The thing was eproxy'ed. Therefore I think it is not an easy task and probably not a good idea to cut it open to repair it.

Rather, I think it is easier to solder wire against wire. What I am thinking is to cut out the 15-pin connector of an old CRT-monitor (that will go to the bin one day anyway) and make use of it.

I believe I will succeed easily if every 15-pin connector (at the computer end) is the same. I mean they have no jumper wires inside the plug. How could I know while the connector is eproxy'ed? Using a ohm-meter is one way but tedious. If someone here already has an answer that would be great.

[Train]

Sounds like a VGA cable aand they are cheap.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=73&name=Monitor%20Cables

[jfchui]

Sounds like a VGA cable aand they are cheap.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=73&name=Monitor%20Cables

Unfortunately that is not the solution. The VGA cable and the LCD monitor are not two separate parts. It comes together. Unlike the monitor you have, imagine many monitors are NOT having DETACHABLE cables.

I hope it is now clear enough.

[Train]

Had a few that way myself. Older CRT monitors that is.

Try checking the internal color codes and see if they match to the same pins.

[Rocketmech]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector

The connector pinout spec is the same but not all cables are made the same. I had difficulty in the past with how a monitor cable implemented shielding. Some monitor companies offer spare cables.