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It can, but nobody would do that as it would be cheaper to use a DB-25 connector and not use all the pins. If they went for the cursed true DB-9 they would need to meet the minimum order quantity for a special order, pay for the manufacturer's tooling, and any required certifications. If you needed the spacing between pins for some reason you would probably just specify the use of crimp-and-insert.

That being said, the DE-0 is real, but it can't hurt you.

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> That being said, the DE-0 is real, but it can't hurt you.

That depends on several factors, like its current velocity.

While your statement is perfectly accurate, I just wanted to blithely add that it's not the velocity that hurts you, it's the change in velocity :))

Velocity alone can also kill: https://what-if.xkcd.com/1/

Randall Munroe rules this space IMHO.

While it's a common joke, not quite - if you're hit by baseball, your velocity does not change significantly as energy is dissipated in other ways, and the change in velocity of the baseball is a consequence of the lost energy, not a cause of damage.

Dissipation of energy hurts you. :)

Doesn't VGA use DE-15?

Edit: I was wrong, it is DE-15 connector. They squeeze 15 smaller pins into 9 pin housing.

You can remove pins from D-sub connectors. There are dedicated tools made for doing so.

In a pinch, a pair of pliers works too.

Searching google for DE-0 didn't bring any results but now I am curious to see it.

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/d-sub-connectors/0481049 https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/d-sub-connectors/2748593

Isn’t that just a normal bring-your-own-contacts connector housing?

Yep. Though if you don't place any of them - depending on how technical you want to get - that's a DE0.

It's just a filler that in the form of a DE connector with no holes for any pins. It was an old full-rack CISC AS/400 for what it's worth, but I scrapped it 30 years ago.

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