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Also, do you have a link to the item on Amazon? The issue with Amazon (and eBay) is a lot if just cheap junk with Commodore slapped in the name to get sales, but as @powerlot noted may not use connectors that are compatible as the DIN sockets weren't really standardized in the shape.Did you buy some random video cable or one specifically made for C64?
8-pin DIN cable come in round and horseshoe-shaped configurations:
DIY | DIN Cables
A key detail about DIN connectors is that they do not have a standard configuration. Before assembling a DIN cable, users must find out how the pins need to bewww.showmecables.com
[...] as the DIN sockets weren't really standardized in the shape.
True, I over simplified it. I should have said there isn't a SINGLE standard connector, there are multiple, but they are standardized among their part numbersExcuse the pedantry, but they are quite standardised. The round one in the OP is a DIN 45326 connector, and the one used on C64s is IEC 60574-18.
You're correct, you shouldn't need to, but as the wrong connector was used it obviously won't fit.You should not have to cut anything off if the correct connector part is purchased.
As I stated in my earlier post, the socket pins look damaged, and this may account for the reason that the plug does not actually fit into the socket?
Dave