Well, this email is a keeper! I will probably get on this in about a week. So many projects, so little time. Before I mess up my one and only cable (this really is a special cable on the monitor. Can't be found. I literally had to buy a new monitor off of eBay, so I can replace my existing cable), I'm going to buy one of those PC cables from Radio Shack and see if it will work on this Mac. > > I very much think so. Here are the connectors, soldering sides (!!), > preferrably viewed in a monospace typeface: > > VGA: > > \ 1 2 3 4 5 / > \ 6 7 8 9 10 / > \ 11 12 13 14 15 / > > Mac: > > \ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 / > \ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 / > > > Connections are as follows: > > VGA : > 1 Red > 2 Green > 3 Blue > 4 GND > 5 - > 6 GND of Red > 7 GND of > 8 GND of > 9 (no pin) > 10 GND of Sync > 11 GND when used as Colour mon. > 12 GND when used as B/W mon. > 13 H Sync > 14 V Sync > 15 - > > Mac: > 1 GND of Red > 2 Red > 3 - > 4 sense pin 0 > 5 Green > 6 GND of Green > 7 sense pin 1 > 8 - > 9 Blue > 10 sense pin 2 > 11 GND of Sync > 12 V Sync > 13 GND of Blue > 14 GND of Sync > 15 H Sync > > For starters, connect all three the sensing pins (Mac pins 1,4 and 7) > together and then to GND of Sync (VGA pin 11 and or 14). See if that works. > Fat chance it does :) > > >BIG question here. The 1705 monitor requires a special cable. The end that > >plugs into the monitor, looks like a PC plug, while the other end is a > >standard Mac cable. Will a PC cable work on the Mac? I know both ends are > >smaller, but I have the adaptors/etc. > > You can check if your cable follows the above specs. Remenber to mirror the > drawings above, because, as said, they represent the soldering side. > > I'd build this single cable first. Works neatly; HF doesn't like > spider-like wire-messes. If it works, you then know for sure and you can > easily proceed to a switchbox, or integrate the findings in the existing > one. > > hope to hear, > > -mart > > > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >
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