Cutting into VGA Cable

[Coxy]

I need to put my monitor cable through a wall. Could I get away with cutting
the cable, passing through a small hole and then soldering it back together
again. Does anyone know if I will get interference problems or other such
problems?

Thanks for any input.

 

[Papa]

The cable connector is not exactly huge. Why not just cut a larger hole? It
is a hole (pun intended!) lot easier to patch drywall than it is to resolder
all of those wires.

By the way, I call it "drywall". Others call it "wallboard", "gypsum board",
etc..

 

[Bob I]

Make a bigger hole.

 

[Budget Print Center]

At Your local hardware superstore you can find all kinds of wall plate type
fittings to make a larger hole smaller after such an operation, if cosmetics
are an issue. if you cut the hole behind the desk....

 

[Opinicus]

Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, don't listen to them techy
types. Here's what ya do:

A similar procedure works for cerebral transplants.

 

[Nathan McNulty]

Careful, you never know when people will take you seriously

 

[Budget Print Center]

ROTFL!!!!

--
"Display tolerance & kindness to those with less
knowledge than you because there is ALWAYS
someone with more"

Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, don't listen to them techy types. Here's what ya do:

Grab yer cable and head out to the woodshed, wack it in 2 with yer axe

(nearest the middle's best). Head back inside (knock the mud of yer boots
or the wife'll whip ya - if ya ain't already whipped). Push one end thru
yer 13/32" hole between the wall - remember boys and gerls, size is
impotent. Now here is the tricky part. Jam the two ends together and wrap
with a minimum of 3 wraps of duct tape ( ya don't want them electrons and
neuterons escapin'). Don't worry about the soldering bit, the wires are
colour coded and them neuterons will find there way (they are not colour
blind ya know).

 

[joust in jest]

I can never remember which size to use for what -- do I drill that 13/32"
hole with an axe, or with a hatchet?

steve

Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, don't listen to them techy types. Here's what ya do:

Grab yer cable and head out to the woodshed, wack it in 2 with yer axe

(nearest the middle's best). Head back inside (knock the mud of yer boots
or the wife'll whip ya - if ya ain't already whipped). Push one end thru
yer 13/32" hole between the wall - remember boys and gerls, size is
impotent. Now here is the tricky part. Jam the two ends together and wrap
with a minimum of 3 wraps of duct tape ( ya don't want them electrons and
neuterons escapin'). Don't worry about the soldering bit, the wires are
colour coded and them neuterons will find there way (they are not colour
blind ya know).

 

[Budget Print Center]

my neighbors say that the 42" chainsaw works best for that kinda job and
make sure you have the backhoe ready to fill the crater when you're done...
any old car will fill the hole nicely ands sprnkle a little dirt on top so
the weeds grow back the way they were

 

[Mike]

Repairing vga cables is not as easy as repairing the power cable after your
electric grass mower has cut through it.. what you need to do is cut a hole
in the wall that is large enough to pass the monitor through, and then get a
jobbing builder to come patch it up..

 

[Michael Cecil]

Repairing vga cables is not as easy as repairing the power cable after your
electric grass mower has cut through it.. what you need to do is cut a hole
in the wall that is large enough to pass the monitor through, and then get a
jobbing builder to come patch it up..

Or, if you don't want to make a 2 foot square hole, you could just make a
little 2 inch hole big enough for the end of the cable.

 

[Budget Print Center]

on the serious side:

IMHO it is unwise to cut/ splice ANY cable when it comes to computers. when
you do so you compromise the stability of many factors: resistance through
each strand, insulation of same to name the two that pop right out there.
did you ever splice in a couple of extra car speakers to find that radio
sounded worse or maybe even blew out a channel? imagine if you can the same
effects on your monitor, or worse...feeding back to your MOBO.

anyone who's made more than a couple of cat5 connections can attest to how
touchy those connections can be, let alone a strand of soldered wires.

 

[Mike]

ok, rather than patch it up, get a hatch installed so that access to either
side will be easier in the event of problems..