Thanks
>
> I took the whole thing apart and soldered it again. It's working flawlessly,
> although I hope there is no electrical risk involved as I only covered the
> wires with electrical tape.
There should not bee any electrical risk with only electricla tape cover on SVGA cable. All the signals going in that cable are very low voltage (5V or less) and limited power signals.
> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 23:09:22 GMT, "pillip" Gave
> > us:
> >
> > >My kids severed the signal cable from the monitor to the video card, so I
> > >bought a SVGA Monitor cable and tried soldering the wires together. I
> have
> > >managed to get the proper display, but the picture has a blue tinge to
> it.
> > >Here is what I did:
> > >
> > >From Monitor Cable (9 wires) To SVGA Cable
> (13
> > >wires)
> > > Red Video
> > >Red Video
> > > Green Video
> > >Green Video
> > > Blue Video
> > >Blue Video
> > > Yellow (Pin 14 V Sync) Black
> (Pin
> > >14 V Sync)
> > > White (Pin 13 H Sync) Yellow
> (Pin
> > >13 H Sync)
> > > Green (Pin 10 Sync Gnd) Black Yellow (Pin
> 10
> > >Sync Gnd)
> > > Brown (Pin 5 Gnd) Orange (Pin 5 Gnd) + White
> > >Orange (Pin 5 Gnd)
> > > Red (Pin 15 SCI)
> > >White Red (Pin 15 SCI)
> > > Orange (Pin 12 SDA)
> Red
> > >(Pin 12 SDA)
> > > White Video Gnd
> > >White Brown (Pin 11)
> > > Red Video Gnd
> > >Red Video Gnd
> > > Green Video Gnd
> > >Green Video Gnd
> > > Blue Video Gnd
> > >Blue Video Gnd
> > >
> > > The only wire left in the SVGA cable bundle is the brown wire (pin 4
> Frame
> > >Gnd). I would be grateful if you could help me out here. Taking the
> Monitor
> > >to a service company is not an option.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Make sure each wire that has its own return has a good integral
> > return (the three coaxes) Check your wiring over one more time, and
> > include actual continuity tests. It sounds like two colors are "down"
> > or at least the red gun. The connector can also be at fault. Also,
> > make sure you have the shields on any coaxes trimmed back properly ,
> > and no tiny frays causing a short. If the connector has a metal "can"
> > of shell, make sure no shorts occur upon assembly of the shell head.
> >
> > I have seen everything from the cheapest over-ses connectors to full
> > mil spec, solid pin, gold plated versions. Cheaper, hollow pin
> > connectors can provide poor, resistive contact with the socket. It
> > really sounds as if you have no more than a simple continuity problem
> > with one or more of the lines. Make sure that if you made a splice
> > that you cut away all of the damaged cable.
> >
> > I know a lot of this is obvious, but sometimes simple things get
> > overlooked...
> >
> > Fix a flat tire, and get "completely finished", only to find that
> > there were two damage sites, and you have to start over. :]
>
>