27 Sep
2012
27 Sep
'12
12:39 p.m.
I have to juryrig a video cable for an Amiga 600. 23 pin male on the back. =
What I happen to have in my stash is a, IIRC, Amiga 1000 floppy cable, clip=
ped at one end, mail 23 pin at the other. Where do I find a female 23 pin t=
hingee to drop into that hood? Anyone got one? Stateside. =0A=
Last time I looked, Cricklewood Electronics still had them. That's not
Stateside, and they were about 10 times the price of the other D connctors...
I hate to suggest this, but if all else fails, can you pick up an A520 (I
think that's the one) video ecoder/modulator on E-bay and raid the
conenctor from it?
=A0Will I be successful in cutting down a 25 pin
plastic receptacle and dro=
Most D sockets are made by having the plastic insualtor in 2 parts. The
contacts are fitted between the pars, the metal shell is in spartsm it's
fitted round the isulator, and then rivetted together at the moutning
screw holee. If you cut one down, it is liekly to all fall apart.
The all-pastci IDC type are a possibiltiy. Just cut away the bit of the
insulator that goes into the mating conenctor, leave the body of the
conenctor intact. It won't look too good, but I think it can work. If you
don't want to use IDC cable. you can carefully solder to the IDC forks.
-tony