Question about cabling:

Big whoop - get a hole saw/core drill and have at it. Better yet, drill

2 inches and cover the next set of connections you'll think of later all in one hole.

Depends/Yes.

Well, that depends a lot upon you. If you feel the need to ask a newsgroup about it, I'd guess probably not. A degree of competence at soldering is required, and if you already possessed it, I doubt you'd be asking...

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You could solder new connectors to the wire but it might be easier to cut a cable in the center, push one end through the hole, strip back the wires and splice the corresponding colors together. Use insulated sleeving over the soldered splices and a layer of tape over the wires.

Ken Fowler, KO6NO

You can but it is a pain. The RGB signal lines within the plug are coaxial cables. Soldering can be done but it will require patience. You might opt for a 15 pin D sub that accepts crimp connectors.

There are devices available that can send the VGA as well as mouse, keyboard and audio over one or more CAT5 cables. Sometimes these devices use their own specialty cable to interconnect the equipment.

one such item.

I like your suggestion better than mine and it's typically what I would do.

Ken Fowler, KO6NO

So you think buying a connector and soldering all those pins is easier and cheaper than backfilling the oversized hole with drywall mud, sanding and painting. I don't and I have no trouble soldering.

Following the hole saw idea, save the plug of wall you drill out, carve a notch to fit the cable then fit the plug back into the hole with a little glue or drywall mud to smooth out the edge. A little paint and you are done.

Another solution is to do it all behind the base molding. No paint, a quart should cost only a bit more than a proper connector with a shroud and can be used other places.

Yes. (I've done it. :-) )

It'd be more of a PITA than to make a hole big enough to pass the connector and spackle around it.

One major caveat - I wouldn't recommend that wire. Every VGA cable I've seen has red, blue, and green coax cables for the video. I have no idea where you'd buy that in bulk, maybe Belden or Alpha or so.

And be careful of length - the VGA spec might call out a maximum length becase of the frequencies involved.

Good Luck! Rich

:Hi folks: : :Is it possible to solder 15-pin D-Suub connector onto a cable? : :I have to pass a VGA display cable through a wall. To get the :connector through I'd have to drill a hole 1inch in diameter. : :Instead what I'd like to do is pass a narrow cable through, then :solder the connector on once it reaches the other side. : :Is this advisable/possible? : :I thinbk I've found the cable and connector I need to use here:- : :

: :and here:- : : : :Am I able to do this? : :thanks for any and all suggestions! : :Tony

What usually happens after carrying out such a project is that it looks less than acceptable, ie. ugly! When you see a thick VGA cable disappearing into a wall at right angles you can't fail to think otherwise and you wish you had thought of another way. And when you do find this method you have to fix that wall, and even then it could still look ugly....

To avoid drilling any holes you could resort to a wireless VGA extender but my thoughts are that the potential for interference from other electrical appliances or apparatus is likely and the video quality may not be acceptable. depending on your requirements.

My preference, but still using cable as the transmission media, is a VGA - Cat5 sender/receiver setup made by Gefen

Because the unit is capable of extending up to 150ft you could route the cable via another route such as the ceiling space and/or external cavity brick walls with good looking Cat5 wall plates at either end of the transmission cable. That way you could put the distant VGA monitor in the most suitable location in the room without having to worry about cable length and signal quality. It may not be the cheapest method but it is probably the best and neatest in my opinion.

Tony,

I agree with a couple of the others: learn some simple drywall repair techniques. Cut as big a hole as you need, saving the piece you cut out. When the wire is through, glue the cut-out piece back in, slightly below the surface of the wall. Then, just fill in with drywall mud, sanding and filling until it looks good. I say this with

40 years experience as a good solderer and a few weeks experience with drywall repair.