Don, I believe that this point has been made in this discussion already. Your warning also applies to new VGA extension cables or any other pre-made cable - of any type - with any connector. You cannot ever trust what it says on the package.
That said, some VGA cables are fine, and connect all 15 pins straight through. Check them first though. If anyone were to presume that the connections would be correct in an unknown cable without verifying it, shame on them. The real point is that the DB15HD connector is a very common standard part and not some special thing that should cause anyone, anywhere in the world, any difficulty or hardship to locate. 73, Bob W5OV -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:28 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Source of mating ACC cconnector (K3) A caution for anyone planning to use a recycled VGA cable. Several pins are connected together, often right at the connector. So plan on completely extracting the DB15 connector from the end of the VGA cable - that means cutting off the molded cover and de-solder any connections between the pins. Your K3 will not work correctly if you plug a VGA cable into the ACC socket. 73, Don W3FPR Bob Naumann wrote: > Cut one off of an old VGA CRT in the recycle bin if you can't find one in a > store. > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
