4-40 is the correct size. I would remove the jack screws on one side and replace with sockets. If you use standoffs the screws May bottom out too soon.
Joe > On Oct 24, 2015, at 5:47 PM, Eric Christopherson <echristopher...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have a Sun machine with a 13W3 framebuffer output, which is connected > via a Monoprice VGA adapter to my LCD monitor. It works great, but the > ends of the standoff bolts without nuts come together where the VGA > cable meets the adapter; that is to say, the VGA cable's nuts are on the > far side of the shell from its male end, and the adapter's nuts are on > the far side of the shell from its female end. > > I'm wondering what I can put between the two to keep the cable from > disconnecting from the adapter. Some searches seem to indicate I want > some 4x40 (or 4-40) female-female (coupling) nuts; does this seem > correct? > > -- > Eric Christopherson
