7 Jan
2013
7 Jan
'13
3:01 p.m.
On Mon, 7 Jan 2013, Chris Tofu wrote:
ok let me start over :) I have a Amiga 1000 external
floppy drive cable
- that is the d23 plus the cable ONLY. The cable is cut off at the other
end.
I want to make this into an Amiga 600 video cable. I have a D23
connector to go along w/the D23 hood from the floppy drive.
I need to put a DB9 on the other end to plug into the monitor. The cable
connected to the D23 is too fat though. Like me, too fat. Therefore I
need to obtain another piece of cable that will fit in the hole of a db9
hood. The problem w/that is the d23 hood has a larger bore, so I need to
take up that space.
Ah, now that is closer, and explains the reason for a GROMMET!
What I would do, and have done before, for matching cable
differences (not impedance matching :-)), is to drill out
the opening of the smaller hood to take the larger cable,
although using a smaller cable and an O-ring or grommet would work.
To use as a video cable, you would need a DE-9, NOT a DB-9.
DB-9 is hardly EVER used for anything except serial communications.
Although MANY people and even ignorant businesses mislabel their
DE-9's as DB-9