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[Mark T]

Hey everyone!
I recently bought a S-video & A/v Combo cable for my Atari Jaguar. Once I got it, I figured if I made my own it would be way less expensive then the $35 I spent on the cable.

I have found a few sites to help with creting your own cable:

Atari Jaguar A/V Out Pinout:
http://www.allpinout...uar_Audio/Video

S-Vdieo Pinout:
http://pinouts.ws/s-video-pinout.html

Another Link:
http://www.gamesx.co...nouts/jagav.htm

Some youtube videos:






Does anyone on here happen to have links to how to actually make these cables or where to buy the parts?


I figured this post would be nice for those wanting to hook up their Atari Jaguar to a HDTV for cheap :-)
Any insight would be great!


-Mtshark7

[Zerosquare]

These posts may be useful :
http://www.atariage....ost__p__1312886
http://www.atariage....ost__p__1407739
http://www.atariage....ost__p__1409123

[Mark T]

Thanks Zerosquare!

If anyone has anything else to add that would be great! The more resources the better. I could prolly come up with a fail-safe guide on how to make these....and variations of the cables....A/V, S-Video, A/V & S-Video combo.

Heck, maybe even a female A/V and S-Video input to the Jaguar...aka a cheap catbox even?

[Mark T]

[busterm]

There really is nothing difficult to making a cable or even adapter. Just hunt down some 24 pin edge cards or even 48 pin and cut them in half and there is your plug. Fairly cheap.

The only issue really isnt the parts or the details its that most people for what ever reason find soldiering a turn off.

Good videos btw congrats on the work you put into them

[Mark T]

That is true it not difficult...I assume. But I think the thing that might scare ppl the most besides the soldering aspect is making sure you solder the right connections together. Especially if you accidently solder to the 5V pin I'm sure that won't be pleasant.

I still have to find a 'decent' place that sells the 24-pin connector...yea I know you can 'modify' a floppy drive connector but that's too annoyingly complicated. I'd rather pay $5 for the part.

busterm, on Tue May 24, 2011 8:28 PM, said:

There really is nothing difficult to making a cable or even adapter. Just hunt down some 24 pin edge cards or even 48 pin and cut them in half and there is your plug. Fairly cheap.

The only issue really isnt the parts or the details its that most people for what ever reason find soldiering a turn off.

Good videos btw congrats on the work you put into them

[jmetal88]

Mark T, on Wed May 25, 2011 7:19 AM, said:

That is true it not difficult...I assume. But I think the thing that might scare ppl the most besides the soldering aspect is making sure you solder the right connections together. Especially if you accidently solder to the 5V pin I'm sure that won't be pleasant.

I still have to find a 'decent' place that sells the 24-pin connector...yea I know you can 'modify' a floppy drive connector but that's too annoyingly complicated. I'd rather pay $5 for the part.

busterm, on Tue May 24, 2011 8:28 PM, said:

There really is nothing difficult to making a cable or even adapter. Just hunt down some 24 pin edge cards or even 48 pin and cut them in half and there is your plug. Fairly cheap.

The only issue really isnt the parts or the details its that most people for what ever reason find soldiering a turn off.

Good videos btw congrats on the work you put into them

I made my cable with a 24-pin connector I got from Digikey.

EDIT: They don't have the one I used in stock any more, but it was close to this one:

http://search.digike...l&name=S3304-ND

The only differences I can spot are that mine is black and has sharp instead of rounded corners.

Edited by jmetal88, Sun May 29, 2011 3:14 AM.

[Tyrant]

jmetal88, on Sun May 29, 2011 3:10 AM, said:

I made my cable with a 24-pin connector I got from Digikey.

EDIT: They don't have the one I used in stock any more, but it was close to this one:

http://search.digike...l&name=S3304-ND

The only differences I can spot are that mine is black and has sharp instead of rounded corners.

I'm impressed you found one at all. They're very hard to come by in the 24 pin (2x12) variety, as evidenced by the way digikey list almost 2000 different types, but only have stock of that one, and then only a thousand of them left (and I doubt they'll replace them when they run out).

It is a lot easier to find 26 (2x13) pin connectors though, and then with the addition of a small bit of plastic shoved in the hole you have a stable fit; and (in my case at least) the edge of the jaguar case means that the plug will only connect one way round, making sure I don't plug it in the wrong way.

[Mark T]

Awesome! Thanks for the tip! Also about the wiring aspect would it work if i strpped one end of an s-video & A/V cables and solder them to the 24 pin connector?

jmetal88, on Sun May 29, 2011 3:10 AM, said:

Mark T, on Wed May 25, 2011 7:19 AM, said:

That is true it not difficult...I assume. But I think the thing that might scare ppl the most besides the soldering aspect is making sure you solder the right connections together. Especially if you accidently solder to the 5V pin I'm sure that won't be pleasant.

I still have to find a 'decent' place that sells the 24-pin connector...yea I know you can 'modify' a floppy drive connector but that's too annoyingly complicated. I'd rather pay $5 for the part.

busterm, on Tue May 24, 2011 8:28 PM, said:

There really is nothing difficult to making a cable or even adapter. Just hunt down some 24 pin edge cards or even 48 pin and cut them in half and there is your plug. Fairly cheap.

The only issue really isnt the parts or the details its that most people for what ever reason find soldiering a turn off.

Good videos btw congrats on the work you put into them

I made my cable with a 24-pin connector I got from Digikey.

EDIT: They don't have the one I used in stock any more, but it was close to this one:

http://search.digike...l&name=S3304-ND

The only differences I can spot are that mine is black and has sharp instead of rounded corners.

[jmetal88]

Mark T, on Sun May 29, 2011 8:02 PM, said:

Awesome! Thanks for the tip! Also about the wiring aspect would it work if i strpped one end of an s-video & A/V cables and solder them to the 24 pin connector?

That's exactly what I did. Well, actually, I bent the pins on the connector outwards and used two small pieces of perfboard sandwiched to the outside of the connector to provide a little stability for soldering the wires, but I did solder directly to the connector.

[primordial_nosferatu]

Viewing the third video, you can also get the female slot, removing it from an Atari 2600 that is not operative or damaged, perhaps, before releasing it to the trash.

Thx!!

[primordial_nosferatu]

Mark T, on Tue May 24, 2011 7:59 PM, said:

Watching this video, you can also get the female slot, removing it from an Atari 2600 that is not operative or damaged, perhaps, before releasing it to the trash.XXXD

Good luck, guy.