monitor cable faulty

[gustie]

got a free LCD screen given to me from freecycle

it works but the cable that plugs into my graphics card has internal damage so the colours are skew - it displays in pink but if you wiggle the wire it will fluctuate colours

is this easy to fix ? replace the cable? i guess it would involve soldering - if i could get a similar cable.........

[PCBONEZ]

Re: monitor cable faulty

[I'm assuming one end is permanently attached to monitor.]
You can get connectors for the end but they are a pain in the butt to install.
Probably easier to replace the whole cable back to the solder joints on the PCB board.
Can scavenge one from a dead monitor or clip one end off a VGA-VGA cable.
Make sure you leave the end with the correct pin male/female configuration.
- As in don't cut off the end you need if they are different....

[gustie]

Re: monitor cable faulty

yeah the cable is fixed

i think the cable is broken at the pc plug end or near the rear of monitor

aint looked at it for a while - it looks like some one has twisted the cable round and round till its twisted and snapped an internal wire or something


looks like i should go buy a soldering iron!!

anyone recommend summat CHEAPish but WORTHY of this and doing a decent job on cap replacing?

thanks

[PCBONEZ]

Re: monitor cable faulty

A generic 30 or 40 watt should do fine for that.
[Kind of depends on what there is for soldering in there.]
I got a generic 60 watt (ECG brand) at Fry's a while back for $8.99. [Not even on sale.]
It's a cheapie but not total junk. At least the handle is insulated.

Make sure to get some fluxed solder braid to help with removing the old solder.

Also solder around .022" diameter. (or .032 might be okay.)
Too big is harder to use on smaller joints.
If too small then you just feed it faster.