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steptoe

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sorry to double post, but I have looked and cant find it, but I know it is here somewhere,

can someone point me to the connections for a scart lead, and where I can get a suitable solderable(or less) plug from.?

thanks.

 
http://pinouts.ru/Home/Scart_pinout.shtmlhttp://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg01677/scart-plug-solder/dp/AV15225

Easier to buy a long SCART lead and chop one end off, not only is it usually cheaper it's easier as you only have half the amount of ends to solder up. ;)
are they colour coded inside?

I have a 5metre cable,

aggie has just decided she wants everything in the cabinet below so need to move the cablebox,

I suppose its not a big thing to just chance cutting it,

what do you guys suggest, just heatshrink.?

how do you work half the amount of ends thing.?

never done scart before so I have no idea.

thanks,

 
Check the pinouts - I`d do as lurch suggests, TBH and cut to length / resolder. You don`t NEED all the pins connected, dependant on usage - scarts are bi-directional; so if it just feeds the TV, you only need 11(?) pins connected; including pin 8 (audio +/gnd / R/G/B (+&gnd) and if memory serves, blanking.

KME

 
Take a SCART lead with a plug on each end, chop one plug off, feed through holes, refit plug. Other option is feed cable and fit 2 plugs, therefore first option requires half as much soldering.

By colour coded do you mean the cable or the plug? Not that it matters much as the answer is more than likely not for both anyway. Even though the cables will be coloured there is no standard colour code so you'll need to do some testing. They'll pretty much all be mini coaxials with an odd single core for switching maybe, depends on the lead as some have all 21 pins connected, some only have the required pins connected to suit whatever they are packed with.

Other option, depending on what you need connecting on the end of it, is to use something else. You could run 3 RG59's through the wall and then solder phono plugs on and use some phono-SCART adapters. This would only give you composite and LR audio so if you want to use RGB and\or widescreen switching and\or remote device switching then this would be no good.

 
Take a SCART lead with a plug on each end, chop one plug off, feed through holes, refit plug. Other option is feed cable and fit 2 plugs, therefore first option requires half as much soldering.By colour coded do you mean the cable or the plug? Not that it matters much as the answer is more than likely not for both anyway. Even though the cables will be coloured there is no standard colour code so you'll need to do some testing. They'll pretty much all be mini coaxials with an odd single core for switching maybe, depends on the lead as some have all 21 pins connected, some only have the required pins connected to suit whatever they are packed with.

Other option, depending on what you need connecting on the end of it, is to use something else. You could run 3 RG59's through the wall and then solder phono plugs on and use some phono-SCART adapters. This would only give you composite and LR audio so if you want to use RGB and\or widescreen switching and\or remote device switching then this would be no good.
thanks Lurch,

as said, I only need to feed the TV from my cable box, nothing fancy,

all the surround etc is done on phono plugs all ok, just need the scart from box sorted now she wants it moved.(it was on top of the TV before)

with my 5m lead I have a good 1m free from the end and another 1m I can lose from the cable so have plenty of slack to mess with,

it goes through a wall into a cupboard so Im lucky that way with my TV, bit of 2" trunking, that is why I only have 20mm holes through the wall.

would deffo do one 2" hole(at each level) the next time though.

will just cut the cable and solder & heatshrink,

 
How much? And that's just the 2m! I'd get one from somewhere that can spell their own phone number, always a concern that when a company doesn;t know where they are, somewhat amateur and poor.
:D

It wan't a particular endorsement for the company merly stating that that sort of thing is available! (they do a 5 meter version for an extra

 
TBH SCART cables are likely to become obsolete soon, no?
To some extent, they'll become less used but they do carry 3 or 4 different types of video standard so they are likely to stay around for a while I'd expect.

 
Steptoe if it's on your clock go ahead have fun, but on site I'd go for the kit, just a lot less hassle

and feedback on the HDMI crimp connectors, having tried them, I'd only use them if absolutely had no choice (e.g. to repair a cable) the solder versions might be easier

 
Steptoe if it's on your clock go ahead have fun, but on site I'd go for the kit, just a lot less hassleand feedback on the HDMI crimp connectors, having tried them, I'd only use them if absolutely had no choice (e.g. to repair a cable) the solder versions might be easier
I know what you are saying Robojin,

would be good to have one done as I have came across this a few times on site and ended up having to drill 2" holes to get cables through, or notch(shock horror) joists and suchlike,

usually been sent to a job miles away to move a co-ax that turns out to be "not as described" so need a quick fix while Im there.

 
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