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Where to find 8-pin DIN 41524 plugs (for C64 video output)

J

John

Anyone know someone who can supply these?

Local electronics suppliers Jaycar and DS only have 41526 DINs.

John.
 
C

Clocky

John said:
Anyone know someone who can supply these?

Local electronics suppliers Jaycar and DS only have 41526 DINs.

John.

You don't need 8 pin DIN, just use a 5 pin instead. In any case, I'm pretty
certain I bought some 8 pin DIN plugs from Jaycar just recently...

http://tinyurl.com/clnwnw
 
R

rusure

   There are two types of 8 pin din plugs.  The wrong one will
break the video output connector on the C64 & 128 computer.

Should you have the wrong plug, just clip the 2 NC (no connection)
pins. At least that's what Raymond Carlsen suggests.
 
C

Clocky

rusure said:
Should you have the wrong plug, just clip the 2 NC (no connection)
pins. At least that's what Raymond Carlsen suggests.

That's what I did, or use a 5 pin plug - no probs.
 
J

John

Clocky said:
You don't need 8 pin DIN, just use a 5 pin instead. In any case, I'm
pretty certain I bought some 8 pin DIN plugs from Jaycar just recently...

http://tinyurl.com/clnwnw


Not if you want to get s-video.
And there are two types of 8 Pin din plugs, 41524 and 41526. The C64 takes
41524 (240 degree).
 
J

John

John said:
Not if you want to get s-video.
And there are two types of 8 Pin din plugs, 41524 and 41526. The C64 takes
41524 (240 degree).

No, wait, I'm wrong. the extra pins aren't needed.
 
B

Bob Larter

John said:
Anyone know someone who can supply these?

Local electronics suppliers Jaycar and DS only have 41526 DINs.

Jeez, that brings back memories! Last time I needed to connect to a C64,
I soldered a cable direct to the PCB.
 
V

Vanessa Ezekowitz

It is for this very reason that my 128 tower has RCA jacks on the back for
S-Video and audio, just so I can use normal A/V cables for a change (I seem
to have a habit of losing monitor cables).

I've had enough of this hassle of trying to find some weird connector. ;)
 
B

Bob Larter

Vanessa said:
It is for this very reason that my 128 tower has RCA jacks on the back for
S-Video and audio, just so I can use normal A/V cables for a change (I seem
to have a habit of losing monitor cables).

Hrm. I couldn't possibly comment...
I've had enough of this hassle of trying to find some weird connector. ;)

Ditto. A soldering iron fixes any of those kinds of problems.
 
C

Clocky

John said:
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately I'm leery about paying $13.00
postage for a $2 part.

$13 postage can't be right, I paid less then that for shipping 25 EPROMS
from the US to AU.
 
T

terryc

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately I'm leery about paying $13.00 postage
for a $2 part.

That is how ebay works, Purchase price is their profit and "Postage"
covers all their cost.
 
J

John

Clocky said:
RS list 8 pin DIN connectors.

http://tinyurl.com/pgenl5

Only a few $ for 5, might be worth a phone call or visit to see if they
have what you want. I've bought some oddball bits and pieces from them
before.

That's the problem. There are two kinds of 8 pin DIN connectors. DS has the
wrong sort.
 
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