[Elecraft] KPAK3AUX cable

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

I've tested many "VGA extension" cables that do not have all 15 pins wired,
or short several pins together as a common ground.  They work fine for VGA
monitors, but should never be connected to any Elecraft product except the
P3SVGA external monitor port.

Many VGA cables include connectors without pin 9, obvious by visual
inspection.   Thinner "monitor" cables with ferrite beads on both ends
usually do not have all 15 pins wired either.

DE15HD - DE is the shell size, 15 pins, HD means High Density (3 rows).

Search your favorite UK Supplier for Amphenol CS-DSDHD15MF0 (male to
female) or CS-DSDHD15MM0 (male to male).  These cables have all 15 pins
wired straight through.

73,
Bob, N6TV


On Mar 4, 2017 10:27 AM, "Alan. G4GNX" <g4gnx at theatreorgans.co.uk> wrote:

> Fred Cady’s book on the KPA500/KAT500 combination mentions that if you’re
> using two cables to connect the AUXBUS signals between a KPA500, KAT500 and
> K3, it’s possible to use a DE15HD cable as long as the other cable is a
> KPAK3AUX cable wired as per the diagram. In the UK DE15HD is a bit of an
> obscure description, but I take it to mean a VGA EXTENSION cable (NOT A
> std. VGA cable) which has a male connector on one end and a female
> connector on the other end. I presume that these EXTENSION cables are wired
> pin to pin i.e. 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3 etc., Does anyone know if this is
> the case?
>
> I realise that I would need a cable with all pins connected, then snip out
> the pins that should not be connected. I would happily buy another KPAK3AUX
> cable from Elecraft, but for an item which is readily available in the UK,
> it’s not really economical.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan. G4GNX
>
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