[vox-tech] replacing a monitor's VGA connector

Seth Nagao vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:42:04 -0700


Or run a continuity test between the wires and the pins to figure them out.
--Seth

Ryan wrote:

> On Sunday 14 April 2002 09:21 pm, Jay Strauss wrote:
> > I have the same problem.  A rubberband holding the bend (around the cord
> > and the connector) in place has been working for months.
> >
> > I'm going to step into a radio shack the next chance I get, I didn't know
> > they sold the connectors
> >
>
> but you'll have to ethier crimp or solder things back together, and that's a
> problem if you don't know what order they go in.
> > Jay
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <p@dirac.org>
> > To: <vox-tech@lists.lugod.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 4:57 PM
> > Subject: [vox-tech] replacing a monitor's VGA connector
> >
> > > hi all,
> > >
> > > i have a monitor which shows everything with a blue tint unless the VGA
> > > connector (the end near the computer, not the end by the monitor) is
> > > bent in a certain direction.
> > >
> > > i take this to mean there's a grounding problem and the whole connector
> > > (the connector plus wires from the monitor) needs to be replaced.
> > >
> > > is this a DYI type of job?   anyone here do anything like this before?
> > > it will certainly entail opening up the monitor.  i just wanted to hear
> > > from anyone who has done or even just read about doing this.
> > >
> > > pete
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