hi, I had someone give me a monitor with the cable chewed up by a dog.. so it is in about 3 pieces. I am trying to find a new open ended cable on the net, but this seems to be a hopeless cause. so I am thinking there is enough extra cable not chewed on would I be able to splice it back together?.. will the shielding being stripped away make a difference? also there is about 3 wires inside that have their own metal mesh around them.. would I need to splice that too or is that just another layer of shielding on them? the reason I ask that is because there is 15pins on the end and 8 colored wires inside the loom. or is it that all the pins arn't used? and ideas? thanks Shuttle AN35N-Ultra AMD 2600 B-M O/C 2.3Gig Geil 512 3200DDR Gainward Gforce 5600 Ultra 128ddr 120GB of 7200 HD space UV Clear Acrylic Blue case AXIO Aluminum 600watt PSU Leadtek

There are 15 pins in a VGA connector. 13 pins are used Pins nine and fifteen are never used. Pin Nine is usualy plugged. The three pins with shielding are probably RGB with the shielding going to separate pins in the connector. The remaining pins are horizontal and vertical sync plus monitor ID signals for plug and play. You are going to need to identify exactly which wire carries which signal. Get an RGB signal mixed up with a sync signal and watch the sparks fly. Stuart

A patient technician can either replace or exchange the cable or replace the connector. The easiest method is to replace the cable if the part remaining connected to the monitor is too short to connect to the computer. step 1 - using the plug with the existing connector - identify the 13 conductors plus the termination of the three shielded conductors. step 2 - decide the method of repair - put a new connector on the remaining stub or replacing the cable. I would not recommend splicing outside of the case. It may be more expedient inside the case. To replace the entire cable I would use the cable from a discarded monitor or a monitor extension cable. Warning. If you are opening the case to change the entire cable, there is very high voltage (up to 30,000 volts), that may remain for a long time after the monitor is turned off. So take precautions if you know how to work inside the case or send it to proper repair shop.

You are taking alot of risks in working on this yourself if you don't know what you are doing. Electricution Possibilities! Take it to a TV video repair shop!