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Thread ID: 82829	2007-09-09 20:50:00	vga plug	tgeddes (11929)	Press F1

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589646	2007-09-09 20:50:00	Hi Does anyone know where you can purchase vga plugs in NZ? My 19" CRT monitor needs a new plug but otherwise is going fine. I want to chop the cable and solder on a new plug but I don't know where I can get hold of one. Thanks	tgeddes (11929)
589647	2007-09-09 21:22:00	Places like Dick Smiths should have them. Others here should be able to supply a link directly to other electronic places.	wainuitech (129)
589648	2007-09-09 21:58:00	I think you'd need to buy these: www.dse.co.nz Or this www.dse.co.nz And one of these: www.dse.co.nz Or this, if you don't like plastic: www.dse.co.nz	Agent_24 (57)
589649	2007-09-09 22:50:00	If you have never changed a 15 pin vga plug, or made up vga cables before, then it would be a good idea to practice on a scrap monitor cable. A certain amount of "finesse" is required, there is not a lot of space to work in. Holding the plug in an adjustable clamp or small vice leaves both hands free. www.diyautomation.co.uk	Terry Porritt (14)
589650	2007-09-10 03:23:00	The connector is called a "high density DB15", with three rows of contacts . There is a standard (longer) DB15 with two rows of contacts, which is no use to you (unless it's for an old Macintosh monitor) . I concur with Terry: it's a very fiddly connector to solder . (I use IDC connectors where I can for all DB connectors . ) It's imperative to have the connector held steady . Then you need only three hands to do it . ;)It's a good idea to put a heatshrink sleeve on each pin immediately after it's soldered .	Graham L (2)
589651	2007-09-10 03:28:00	It might actually be easier to get a whole new cable and do the resoldering or connecting at the monitor end, provided you don't blow yourself up	Agent_24 (57)
589652	2007-09-10 04:17:00	Many thanks for the responses. I think I'll go the vga cable way and solder at the CRT end.	tgeddes (11929)
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