[plug] OT fixing monitors

[Ryan Smith]

On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 01:46:46PM +0400, Brad Campbell wrote:
| Ryan Smith wrote:
| >hello
| >
| >A couple of my monitors connector pins have brocken off, and now it
| >doesnt display anything. Near the end of the cable there is a big
| >plastic blob. I was wondering is there is anything in the plastic blob,
| >so i can cut off the end and shove a new connector on.
| 
| The big plastic blob is a ferrite core for EMI suppression. I'd hack up the 
| existing connector to try and preserve as much of the cable length as 
| possible and then solder a new connector on.
That was my first option. But the connector itself looks like its been
molded in solid plastic aswell. There might even be enough room between
the connector and the ferite core for a new plug. Ill see how I go.
| Failing that, hack off the plastic blob and just go to town. Not the 
| preferred option, but it *will* work :p)
will do.

cheers
Ryan