Talk:Mini-DIN connector

message: Does anybody have the number for the DIN standards? If anybody does manage to find them, addition to the article and List of DIN standards would be appreciated. — Mobius 22:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like DIN 45322 might cover DIN connectors, both fullsize and Mini, but another source should be used to verify. Joey Hagedorn 04:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  DIN Standard

message: I've added a diagram that matches my acer Aspire 5570. I notice that http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=pinconhav_s_video_7pin has a diagram that looks mirror-image to this one... look closely at the spacing of pins 6 and 7, that's the main difference. Andrewa (talk) 18:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Non-standard laptop video out

message: http://www.indopedia.org/Geoport.html says that the 9-pin geoport connector accepts standard 8- or 9-pin Mini-DIN connectors. Is this true? Apple owners, please? Andrewa (talk) 18:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Geoport

message: I think that all the information from this section is now included in more specific sections. I've accepted most of it at face value; Some citations would be good! Andrewa (talk) 08:10, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed refactored section

message: Mini-DIN connectors have found a use in many different applications, most often for audio/visual signals, computer data, or low-voltage DC power.
* Apple LocalTalk Network (Mini-DIN 3)
* VESA Stereoscopic shutter sync (Mini-DIN 3)
* Apple Desktop Bus (Mini-DIN 4)
* S-Video (Mini-DIN 4)
* Pearl Fightman Electronic Drums (Mini-Din 5)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.93.218.96 (talk) 00:20, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Applications

message: The original diagrams from Commons are of plugs (male connectors) as viewed when unplugged (rather than as viewed from the back when soldering the connections). Same view as from the back of a socket when soldering the connections.
This only matters for the 5-pin plug, which is quite assymetrical, and more subtly for the 8 and 9 pin plugs, where the spacing of the centre row of pins is not even. This gets confusing because for many diagrams of the Macintosh 8 pin serial port and 9 pin GeoPort, the spacing looks even. But it's not quite even when you actually sight the connectors.
See http://realm-online.com/images/every/projectors/550ports.jpg for a clear picture of a 5-pin socket, which shows the polarity of the connector clearly... assuming this is a standard and not a mirror-image connector! OEMs have an understandable but frustrating habit of making standard-looking connectors which ain't. Only a matter of time before this happens to the 5-pin mini-DIN I'm sure.
Anyway, I think I've got the polarities straight now, and have corrected the diagram of the connector on my laptop, which was originally of the socket (female) connector on the machine itself. All diagrams are now of plugs (male connectors). Andrewa (talk) 09:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Diagram polarity

message: Of course, 6-pin plugs are a dime a dozen, every broken PS2 mouse and keyboard has one. 5-pin plugs are rarer. So to quote http://www.realm-online.com/epanelbook.htm
I made the power cord out of a PS2 Extension Cable. It's only 26awg wire but it seems to work fine. I had to remove one pin and the plastic center to make it fit.
Food for thought. I only hope that nobody ever plugs this power supply into a PS2 mouse or keyboard port! I guess that's not all that likely. But with the key removed from the plug, all sorts of nightmares are possible! Andrewa (talk) 10:04, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: How to make a bodgey 5-pin plug

message: If the Alpine iPod Interface uses a D-shaped connector, why is this described as a mini-DIN?  It sounds to me like it's from a completely different series of connector. Andrewa (talk) 10:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Alpine iPod Interface

message: The links in this article are very useful, however many point to external sites that could go down, making this information no longer available. Also, several links are to sites that are not in English. I believe that it would greatly increase the readability of this article to verify the information in these links and add the info to this article (citing the sources, of course). Any info from the links that doesn't directly fit here could be used to create new articles, assuming they do not already exist.
Seth (talk) 16:31, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Link Cleanup

message: I've come across a cable with a standard PS/2 plug (actually marked "PS/2") on one and and a 9-pin plug on the other that seems to be the mirror image of the standard mini-DIN 9 plug as shown in this Wikipedia article.  That is, it has two pins snuggling between keys  in the bottom row, four apparently evenly spaced pins in the middle row, and a top row with two pins on the right and one on the left (looking into the male plug), rather than the two on the left and one on the right shown in the diagram of the standard mini-DIN9.  As with the standard, my plug has a horizontal chord bounding a key at the top.
Does anyone happen to know what equipment uses/used this particular cord?  The cable turned up among donations to a non-profit where I volunteer, and any information about provenance or archeological context has been lost.  I'm just curious. Tonydwyer (talk) 21:29, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mirror-image non-standard mini-DIN9 plug 

message: These are missing. Not a very good connector article without these.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.241.152.175 (talk) 13:48, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Physical Dimensions