cable for 1084s-D1

[petercli]

hello,
 I have a PAL Amiga 600, and a 1084s-D1
 Unfortunately, my video cable has female 9pin  but I need a male 9pin cable because the monitor is female.
 Can I buy something to convert female to male ? Or should I get a new cable? Any idea who sells one ?
 
 Thanks, Peter

[ElPolloDiabl]

You'd better buy a new cable it shouldn't cost more than $10. Check if the pinouts are the same. If so you can use a gender changer.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Just a quick google search finds this company:

http://www.commodorecomputercenter.com/amigahw.htm

I've never heard of them before, but the list looks like it was recently updated?  Huh.  A bit steep at $36, I know there used to be a few other places that sold them (including several ebay stores), but just wanted to throw this out there.  Might be worth a call if you don't have luck elsewhere?

[rkidd7952]

Hi,

I checked my 1084 manuals this morning.  The pinout on the 9 pin connector is the same for monitors with either gender, so you just need a gender changer such as http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Slimline-Serial-Gender-Changer/dp/B00066HOXY/.  Just make sure to get a straight-through gender changer and not a null modem cable.

Robert

[petercli]

Thanks-I ordered the gender changer from amazon.
 Odd that Commodore would change the gender on  its monitor for 2 versions of  1084s.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Odd that Commodore would change the gender on its monitor for 2 versions of 1084s.

It gets better.  

http://gona.mactar.hu/Commodore/monitor/Commodore_monitors_by_model_number.html