Author Topic: GUIDE: Cheap replacement AV cable (small easy mod required)  (Read 1620 times)

mickcris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 754
Re: GUIDE: Cheap replacement AV cable (small easy mod required)
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2016, 09:59:22 PM »
Hmmm, I just ordered a few on amazon a week ago. If I get them and they have those soldered on ends and no longer have molded ones, then I'll just return them since I can make my own with those types of ends for much less.


if you got them from the link I had above from the seller in the UK they should be fine.  I ordered about 10 of them and I think they came yesturday.  I will open up the package this morning to check.  Im not sure why that USA seller sent him that cable.  I would have returned it as it was not what was in the ebay listing.

edit:
got home and checked my package from the UK seller on amazon.  all are new in bags and are the same one I received before.  I took one out to show the DIN

« Last Edit: January 12, 2016, 12:52:12 AM by mickcris »

mickcris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 754
Re: GUIDE: Cheap replacement AV cable (small easy mod required)
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2016, 01:00:37 AM »
I just had a slight issue with this cable.  The DIN is not grounded but I did not really think this would be a problem since each wire in the cable has its own ground and I had not had an issue till now, but apparently in some situations it may.
 
I was trying to use a cheap universal power supply with a Duo I just recapped and with this cable there was noise in the picture.  With the cheap AC power supply, the picture was fine through the scart cable I made and the original AV cable.  Also, with an original power supply and a different brand universal power supply, the cable linked in the OP of this thread worked fine.  I had not tried it with anything but an original power supply up to this point and I could not tell any difference in the picture quality.  I think mostly the issue is with the power supply, but there is that difference of the DIN not being grounded that is the only thing I can think of that would cause one to work fine and not the other.  I had also tried previously on a supergrafx and coregrafx using a cheap Chinese supply and the cable worked fine with no noise.

Sorry if anyone has bought this cable and has issues with it.  I think in most situations it will work fine, but just wanted to let everyone know there is a potential of noise if using a cheap power supply.
« Last Edit: January 15, 2016, 01:57:48 AM by mickcris »

Keith Courage

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2690
Re: GUIDE: Cheap replacement AV cable (small easy mod required)
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2016, 01:58:01 PM »
These cables are indeed how mickcris describes them. I ordered from the amazon link and got a bunch of 6ft cables.


5v pin problem solved ;) Only took me 1 minute if that. Just bend it down once and back up. Snaps right off.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2016, 02:14:25 PM by Keith Courage »

mickcris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 754
Re: GUIDE: Cheap replacement AV cable (small easy mod required)
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2016, 02:01:59 PM »
Nice, that broke off cleaner than I thought it would. :)