walter_J64bit Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 OK, I need a 13 pin din adapter with two female ends, can anyone help out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 If you want to build your own cable, Digi Key has female socket connectors in stock for $3.83, CP-1113-ND http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/SD-130J/CP-1113-ND (Male plug connectors are CP1013-ND) If you don't like soldering you might be able to convince someone to make it for you- I might have time to do it in July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 If you want to build your own cable, Digi Key has female socket connectors in stock for $3.83, CP-1113-ND http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/SD-130J/CP-1113-ND (Male plug connectors are CP1013-ND) If you don't like soldering you might be able to convince someone to make it for you- I might have time to do it in July. PMed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 13 pin DIN is not fun to solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I completely destroyed the last one I tried to solder over 20 years ago when I was about 15, lets see how my technique has improved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 13 pin DIN is not fun to solder. I wish they came with solder cup pins. every one i have ever seen had solid pins. not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thankfully, solder cups! Digi-key part no. CP-1113-ND (SD-130J mf'd by CUI Inc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android8675 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 CP-1013-ND for male version. Showmecables.com has 13-pin male plugs (#1745), though digi-key's are less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKRetrogamer Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 If you're struggling with the 15-pin DIN soldering, contact Ian at the eBay RetroComputerShack store or send him a message on Twitter @RetroCompShack. I'm pretty sure he'd make up a custom cable for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_november Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) The round pins aren't meant to be soldered to. If you open up an OEM cable, you'll see tiny crimp pin connectors insulated in little plastic sleeves that are then connected to the round pins. I can't find the exact crimp pin connectors that are used in the OEM cables, but if you take female crimp pins for HD DB connectors and trim the split end off, they'll work. As for the little plastic sleeves, shrink tubing is a good substitute. Edited June 10, 2014 by papa_november Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The finished product in all its glory: Simple, but a bit fiddly to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Let me know how it works! I tested for continuity and shorts pin by pin, but couldn't plug it into anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodLightning Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thanks for posting this info. I didn't think the din 13pin connector was common enough to be carried by Digi-Key. I see multiple home made monitor cables in my future! Has anyone had success running ST low and medium resolution into a vga multisync monitor? I remember reading years ago that some vga monitors would scan properly to accomodate the ST and others would not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yes it was quite a surprise, the 15 pin floppy connectors are hard to find, but for some reason Digi Key have tons of these, must be used for something else too I guess, they can't be stocking them for ST enthusiasts. They also do a 13 pin PCB mount socket (CP-3313-ND and CP-2313-ND), and cable assemblies if you feel like cheating and avoiding soldering inside the little 13 way connector (839-1075-ND, 839-1082-ND, 839-1089-ND, 839-1068-ND). I haven't found an LCD multisync that can handle the ST's low res 15 khz horizontal, the ones I have won't go below 30. I suppose some monitors did back in the day, after all the ST's colour monitor did, but i think there was just no call for it when the first LCDs were being manufactured. I'm going to try my luck with one of those cheap GBS-8220 arcade RGB->VGA adapters that people have had mixed results with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_c Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I think the 13 pin cables were also used by some old JVC car stereos. I want to connect my old Roland S-50 to an Atari monitor I've been dragging around and need to make a cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I have a Roland Guitar Synth where the cable between the guitar and the pedalboard is a 13 pin cable, male on both ends. So they are still used in electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I want to connect my old Roland S-50 to an Atari monitor I've been dragging around and need to make a cable. Let me know if I can help, I bought a few extra connectors last time I ordered so have some spare. It's a pretty compact DIN connector, doesn't look as dated as the monster 14-pin DIN floppy one, so it doesn't surprise me that it found some other uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_c Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I bought a couple online, and found the connector for the keyboard at Radio Shack and bought the last two they had. Later I got the JVC cable and cut it in half to make two short cables, and that's as far as I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) I've got the cable and its works. Edited July 1, 2014 by walter_J64bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) . Edited July 1, 2014 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) . Edited July 1, 2014 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sorry just noticed this- so glad that the cable works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 OK, I need a 13 pin din adapter with two female ends, can anyone help out? Curious, what was the perpose for this cable? Extension able? Why two female ends though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It seems that someone built an S-video to Atari monitor RGB converter, and put a male Atari plug on it. Perhaps some ST compatible monitors had a socket on the back, and used a cable with the same connector at both ends, a bit like how VGA cables and ST floppy cables are set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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