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SNES DIY SCART Cable

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SNES DIY SCART NTSC cable

Sometimes there is a need to create your own cable. This could be because you need a custom length cable, or you need a specific setup that is not commercially available, or you just want to save money and learn at the same time!

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SNES NTSC SCART diagram

I have taken the diagram from hereopen in new window, which was used to construct the cable. The only change I made based on recommendation is to also connect Pin 5 to ground, in addition to Pin 6.

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Parts used

  • SCART head boardopen in new window (credit: dansproject)
  • 220uF 6.3V polymer caps
  • 180 ohm SMD resistor (took one from junk pcb)
  • 15ft parallel port shielded printer cable (Belkin)
  • SCART header
  • SNES Multi-out AV plug

Pictures of the cable

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Picrures of game

For a 15ft cable, it was impressive there was no quality degradation

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