One of the pins of my ATI dongle broke and now I can't connect my laptop to the lamp anymore. Turns out that these things are almost impossible to get...
Is there a way I can fix this myself?
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I believe it is the same size, yes. I'll try that, thanks!If you can find an extension cable for it, you might be able to stuff a thin piece of copper wire or a paperclip in the female side sticking out enough to make contact with what's left on the male side.
Come to think of it, you might just be able to stick a wire in that spot in whatever this connects to and hope for the best. You don't have a whole lot to lose.
Also, is that the same size as an s-video cable? You might be able to use an s-video cable to make an extension like I mentioned before or, if the connector is identical, cut off the bad one and splice a new one on.
This is the entire thing. The usb end goes into my laptop. The other end goes into the controller/computer of the lights itself. All it does is make a connection between the lamp and my laptop to control intensity and programs.Yeah that looks like a normal s video connector. Is the cable attached or plugged in at the other end? That changes whether it's a matter of plug a new one in or snip the old one off and solder/ attach inside the device.
Oh, ok, there's probably some electronic stuff in the little box, not just a plug, hence "dongle".This is the entire thing. The usb end goes into my laptop. The other end goes into the controller/computer of the lights itself. All it does is make a connection between the lamp and my laptop to control intensity and programs.
I believe I've read that, according to ATI, an universal cable won't work or something. However, now that I think about it they were talking about a dongle. I guess that's what the rectangular part on the usb end is right?
I can move the top and bottom side a tiny bit apart, but that's it.Oh, ok, there's probably some electronic stuff in the little box, not just a plug, hence "dongle".
Does it look like you could open it without destroying it? Then you could replace the entire cable instead of snipping and splicing.
Or avoid the hassle and buy a new one,ATI lists them for 20€
Well duh, im an idiot, that works too yeah.Just replace the "S-Video" end of the cable..
Connectronics SVHS-4M S-Video 4-Pin Male Cable Connector
S-VHS 4 Pin Male Connector (Cable End).www.markertek.com