RE: OT: Where to get cable made for hearing aid induction loop audio connection?

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Christ! Well ... I should be able to source 5pin DIN connectors from Maplin
and a SCART too ... twin screened cable is cheap too. I'll make you up a
cable if you want to tell me how long it is however I'm not too convinced
that going from the line level output of a SCART connector into a
*MICROPHONE* level input is a good thing to do ... were Keene aware that it
was a Mic level input on the DIN connector as usually DIN connectors were
line level?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Moore [mailto:home.automation@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02 November 2001 14:53
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT: Where to get cable made for hearing aid
induction
> loop audio connection?
>
>
> (I did not get any help on the home cinema group with this question
> and though that you guys might have a better idea as you are used to
> linking all sorts of odd bits of gear together. Any help appreciated.)
>
> My Dad has a hearing aid induction loop in in living room driven by
> an old box that has two microphone inputs and an old style 5 pin din
> socket with just pins 3 & 5 used plus ground on pin 2. Up to now,
he
> has had a small microphone on a velcro pad next to the mono TV's
> speaker.
>
> He has just changed his TV to a widescreen pro-login set. It is
> impractical to use the microphone on this.
>
> He therefore needs a cable wiring up with a din plug at one end and a
> SCART plug with audio out wired up at the other end.
>
> (The set does not have RCA presentation of the multiplexed L&R
> channels, but offers discrete RCA outputs of the post pro-logic
> processing channels. Although speech tends to be on the centre
> channel, I still think he would be best getting a mono version of the
> original full stereo image on the induction loop. Hence the need for
> a scart plug.
>
> As an alternative, the TV has a 3.5mm headphone socket and a seperate
> volume setting for this socket. I obviously can not connect this
> directly into the 3.5mm microphone socket because of impedence
> differences. Also, the flap at the front of the tv has to be open to
> using the headphone socket which his wife is not that keen on.)
>
> As Din plugs are not that common theses days, and given that I am no
> goog with a soldering iron, any suggestions on where I can get a
> cable made up?
>
> Stuart
>
> (Since I first posted this on hc, Keene have said that they can make
> up the cable for £26! If only I could use a soldering iron properly!!)
>
>
>
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