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VGA cable soldering

post #1 of 3
2/13/13 at 6:57pm
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Hey All,

I recently was given the task of creating some VGA cables from scratch with West Penn 5CRGB cable and normal DB15-HD solder type connectors, but for the life of me I cannot get the cables to work, though I have tested continuity, The cable has 5 coaxial cables inside.

I am doing the following:
1 - Red
2- Green
3 - Blue
4- nothing
5- Hsync GND
6- Red GND
7 - Green GND
8 - Blue GND
9 - nothing
10 - Vsync GND
11 - nothing
12 - nothing
13- Hsync
14- Vsync
15 - nothing

Any ideas? Can I combine grounds? What about pins 4,11,12,15?

Thanks!

--CP
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post #2 of 3
2/15/13 at 1:54pm
Probably a lot easier to just terminate the coax cables with BNC connectors and use a BNC-to-VGA adapter:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?seq=1&format=2&p_id=566&CAWELAID=1329450816&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CJfIu6GmubUCFUWd4AodBl8Alg

Do that at both ends and you're done. (Check gender on the connectors)

Jeff
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post #3 of 3
2/15/13 at 11:29pm
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Originally Posted by CPDesign View Post

...I have tested continuity,
Did you test for shorts? Soldering high density d-subs is not the easiest thing if you haven't been doing it for a while. Shorts are the most common problem.

What are you connecting with the cable?

Is there a reason you chose that particular cable instead of the usual VGA cable?
Edited by Colm - 2/15/13 at 11:35pm
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