Where to find 8-pin DIN 41524 plugs (for C64 video output)

Standard 180 degree five pin din plugs will work. I made lots of video cables for members of my Commodore club, about 20 years ago. Close to 100, because I only have a couple left from the case of 100.

You don't need 8 pin DIN, just use a 5 pin instead. In any case, I'm pretty certain I bought some 8 pin DIN plugs from Jaycar just recently...

There are two types of 8 pin din plugs. The wrong one will break the video output connector on the C64 & 128 computer. They used the one the did so the power supply couldn't be plugged into the video connector. The proper 8 pin din has the outer pins in a 'u' shape, while the wrong is in a broken circle. The one on that page looks to be the wrong type.

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Should you have the wrong plug, just clip the 2 NC (no connection) pins. At least that's what Raymond Carlsen suggests.

That's what I did, or use a 5 pin plug - no probs.

Agreed. Quote from

--- This is a DIN41524 type ("262-degree") plug where pins 7 and 8 are "out of circle". On the more common DIN45326 type ("270-degree") plug, the seven outer pins form a circle, which is mechanically incompatible.

--- I hope this helps the original poster with finding the proper plugs.

Not if you want to get s-video. And there are two types of 8 Pin din plugs, 41524 and 41526. The C64 takes

No, wait, I'm wrong. the extra pins aren't needed.

No, wait again, I'm right and wrong.

I need the central pin to get s-video, so I need at least 6 pins, but I can remove the extra pins on the 'wrong' 8 pin dins.

Arrrg. I wanted these for a megadrive RGB cable as well, which does use the extra pins.

So no-one makes them anymore?

Jeez, that brings back memories! Last time I needed to connect to a C64, I soldered a cable direct to the PCB.

It is for this very reason that my 128 tower has RCA jacks on the back for S-Video and audio, just so I can use normal A/V cables for a change (I seem to have a habit of losing monitor cables).

I've had enough of this hassle of trying to find some weird connector. ;)

Hrm. I couldn't possibly comment...

Ditto. A soldering iron fixes any of those kinds of problems.

I will have 5 pin ones listed soon!

Enjoy!

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately I'm leery about paying $13.00 postage for a $2 part.

$13 postage can't be right, I paid less then that for shipping 25 EPROMS from the US to AU.

That is how ebay works, Purchase price is their profit and "Postage" covers all their cost.