Need Monitor cable repair help

[Alex]

I'm attempting to replace the computer connector on one of my monitors. The
cable developed loose connection near the connector and the monitor wouldn't
always sense the computer's signal.

Now, I have very carefully cut away the insulator and removed part of the
shielding to expose the wires (I am sure I didn't nick them). There are
three rather large wires (red, green, blue in color) and three very thin
wires (white, black, grey).

I was wondering if someone could explain those to me and where to wire them.
(in case they are broken before the connector.)

Thank You!

[Tom MacIntyre]

"Alex" <ham...@my-deja.com> wrote:

The thick ones are the signal wires, RGB and each has its own
ground...they go to pins R1 G2 B3, and the grounds go to R6 G7 B8. Of
the other wires, the black is likely a ground (one of the others may
be the ground...there is no true color-code), which should wire to
pins 5 (digital ground) and 10 (sync ground). The other wires are
horizontal sync (pin 13) and vertical sync (pin 14), and you'll have
to arrive at the proper combination by trial and error, unless one of
their connections is good at the existing connector. Pins 4, 11 and 12
are monitor ID pins, and sometimes a ground will be wired to one or
more of them. 9 and 15 are not used.

Tom

[Alex]

Thanks for the reply. It will help me greatly. I was also wondering. This
may sound silly but I was wondering if there are designs to easily enhance
lets say the red signal. Things on my monitor appear pale (I'm using NT,
not Win98) and I cannot adjust the colors by software. I have an NEC
Multisync and the onscreen controls do not allow me to turn the red high
enough. (They max out too soon).

Any ideas?

Tom MacIntyre <tmac...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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[Tom MacIntyre]

"Alex" <ham...@my-deja.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. It will help me greatly. I was also wondering. This
>may sound silly but I was wondering if there are designs to easily enhance
>lets say the red signal. Things on my monitor appear pale (I'm using NT,
>not Win98) and I cannot adjust the colors by software. I have an NEC
>Multisync and the onscreen controls do not allow me to turn the red high
>enough. (They max out too soon).
>
>Any ideas?
>

The CRT may not be balanced, with the red gun weak...when this is
outside of the adjustment range of the bias and drive
pots/adjustments, it's time for a CRT restoration procedure, or a new
CRT...otherwise the bias/drive setup procedure will take care of
it...you need to work inside at least some monitors to do this, and
some/all that do it digitally require special software and/or
hardware.

Tom

[RWatson767]

Alex
>Need Monitor cable repair help

Consider hard wiring in a good cable directly. Then you will eleminate the
monitor connector and improve the electrical quality of the interface.
Bob AZ