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2 Row Ribbon Cable Connector Pin Swap
I have two different LCD displays that uses a 2 row, 16 pin connectors. For reasons unknown, one of the designs has customized the connection and implemented a pin swap that makes using an off the ...
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Laptop AC adapter power cord [closed]
I suppose this is probably a stupid question, but my laptop was expensive so I want to make sure I'm protecting it well..
I ordered a second AC adapter for my computer, a used OEM one, but the cord ...
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In AC/DC adapters, why can't the DC cable be detached from the adapter?
I notice that in most (all?) AC/DC adapters, the DC cable can't be detached from the adapter. Is there a reason for that?
Example:
Note: The question is not opinion-based, since the existing answers ...
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My IC pins are too small
I bought an IC, but the little pins are too small to fit into the female end of the wire.
I do not want to use a breadboard or solder the wires.
Are there any solutions?
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What is the name of this connector and how can I find an adapter?
I have the following connector (see image below) with contains 5 metallic pins (4 pins are used for a 4-probe IV measurement + 1 ground). Its diameter is 6.65 mm.
What is the name of this connector?
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I accidentally bought an HDMI (male) to VGA (male) cable that isn't an adapter or converter of any sort. Does this product have any value? [closed]
I have a laptop with an HDMI port. I have a monitor with a VGA port. I wanted to connect the two. The website I bought this cable from labeled it as an 'adapter' so I assumed it would do the ...
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VGA to Composite conversion cable
I'm not able to obtain an adapter from local markets for vga to composite video output. Found a circuit [VGA to composite circuit. Does it work?] that claims to work. I didn't had a vga cable so I ...
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3.5mm to DB9 connector (differences) [closed]
I have 2 different type of connectors of 3.5mm to DB9 that I use to send RS232 commands from device to a screen. The 3.5mm is attached to the device on the serial port and the DB9 to a serial cable ...
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Looking for an "SMA signal polarity inverter"
I found one of these lying around in my microwave/RF lab and I was wondering if it has a technical name and if I can build one myself:
It has SMA connectors at the two ends. It flips the polarity of ...
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How to wire USB 2.0 to 5-pin CAN [closed]
I Need to connect a USB-cable with a CAN-cable.
USB has 4 Pins: VBUS, D-, D+ and GND.
CAN has 5 Pins: CAN_SHLD, CAN_V+, CAN_GND, CAN_H, CAN_L.
Which wire goes where?
edit: I already have a USB-to-CAN-...
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How to properly connect an old record player output (spade connector, possibly amplified) to an RCA tape deck with built in amplifier? [closed]
I have an old magnavox record console which for some reason the speakers don't seem to get very loud.
Tracing the components, I think I can bypass those built in speakers completely and have the ...
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Micro-B USB male to 2x Micro-B USB female Y splitter adapter [closed]
I'm looking for the above mentioned splitter.
It's like this, but Micro-B USB
and like this, but reverse the male/female.
By the way, I was able to use my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone with the Samsung MHL ...
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