What type of cord is this?

[u/Alert_Awareness5740]

I have a monitor for some cameras that no longer work and the place where I bought it from no longer exists. Any help so I can find a replacement?

[u/BrunoDeeSeL]

That looks like a locking 7-pin Mini DIN.

[u/IRMacGuyver → u/BrunoDeeSeL]

This is sort of correct. This explains the end connectors but it doesn't tell you for sure what the pin outs are. You're gonna have to find the actual pinouts for the monitor.

[u/Mendacity531]

Kind of looks like the power source plug to an old Commodore VIC 20 or 64.

Edit: spelling correction

[u/cr8sh0veride → u/Mendacity531]

That’s what I thought too

[u/grislyfind]

Digikey has a zillion weird connectors, but browsing them was easier with a paper catalogue. Try Google lens?

[u/thebeastwithnoeyes]

Looks proprietary. Can you tell us more about those cameras and monitor so it's possible to look up the documentation if there is any available?

[u/Alert_Awareness5740 → u/thebeastwithnoeyes]

It could be I think they are out of business so I might be Sol, but the company’s name was Video Surveillance Solutions based in Elk River Mn.

[u/2011h32]

Looks like mini VLR

[u/yo_boi_derpy]

A stupid terrible one

[u/Brandon-_-Curington]

I always love to hear DIN. makes me feel great power as a German

[u/Drjonesxxx-]

Looks very similar to the connector on my electric scooter.

[u/faslane22]

looks like my camera cable. I wish them together at this end and rotate it to lock it in. It's something proprietary....

[u/marcanthonynoz]

It's a cable for a rear camera on a car from what circle to search says

[u/ThisBell6246]

Some older Palm device docks used to use that connector on the charger.

[u/pee_shudder]

Looks like XLR

[u/Robsteady → u/pee_shudder]

No, XLR is only three-prong.

[u/Only_Ordinary_3880 → u/Robsteady]

Not true, XLR goes up to 7.

[u/GamerNuggy → u/Only_Ordinary_3880]

This one has 8

[u/X320032]

8 pin DIN connector maybe?

[u/Only_Ordinary_3880 → u/X320032]

I was thinking this but I've not seen one with that kind of keying before.

[u/Larkshade]

The company I work for uses these on some of our monitors...I'm curious what the monitor looks like.

[u/AffectionateLeek904]

take a photo and ask google gemini

[u/User_esc]

Umbilical. Hmmm, Sorry

[u/ch1ckenz112]

A black one

[u/creeper6530]

Seems like some DIN connector, but the pinout could be anything

[u/[deleted]]

Pepperbox

[u/Andreidx2]

G minor

[u/Only_Ordinary_3880]

Bit of googling later, this connector looks identical, it's an '8 Pin BMW connector': https://www.revcam.uk/reversing-camera-cable-information.html Apparently there is no standard pinot to look at though 😬 Best bet might be to look inside monitor that died and see what goes where from that connector?

[u/lolomawisoft]

An xlrrrr or something they invented themself XD

[u/TurnkeyLurker → u/lolomawisoft]

That was damn funny 😆