[mythtv-users] Could someone just clarify a TV out question?

[David Brodbeck]

On Oct 5, 2007, at 1:55 AM, Simon Bell wrote:
> Either way, I have ordered the bits I need to
> make a VGA to SCART converter so, I'll see if that sorts it. Wish me
> luck though as I haven't done much soldering before!

Do the SCART end first; it's a larger connector and easier to deal  
with.  If you haven't done much soldering a high-density connector  
like VGA's HD-15 will drive you crazy.  Sometimes for this kind of  
custom work I'll buy a VGA extension cable and cut it just to avoid  
having to deal with that connector.

Tip -- tin the ends of the wires with a light coating of solder  
before inserting them into the pins.  This greatly simplifies things  
-- you can insert the wire and then heat the pin to remelt the  
solder, and you won't have to add much (if any) more.  This changes  
it from an operation requiring three hands to one that only needs  
two. ;)

If you get a solder bridge between two pins (always seems to happen  
to me), try cleaning the end of the soldering iron thoroughly with a  
wet rag and then touching it to the bridge.  Often the solder will  
wick away, onto the clean iron.  If that doesn't work, heat up the  
affected pins and then firmly tap the connector edgewise on the  
workbench, with the bridged pins on the bottom.  This will usually  
dislodge the solder.