Technical Specs for DEC Cables

I bought a couple of these BC19S cables to have as spares for $18 each, including shipping. Haven't seen a cheaper price recently. http://www.ebay.com/itm/300649403425

Physically it looks pretty much the same as the BC18Z, but maybe slightly improved. The block on the monitor end of the cable with the keyboard and mouse jacks looks the same. But the R,G,B leads coming out of the block look almost twice as long and thicker. In my opinion that is an improvement since on my BC18Z the shorter and thinner leads appear to have some strain on them when attached to my monitor and one of the leads has a frayed outer shield where it attaches to the connector block. I haven't actually connected the BC19S between my VCB02 and monitor yet to verify identical electrical functionality with the BC18Z. -Glen On Jun 5, 2012 8:43 AM, "N0body H0me"<n0body.h0me at inbox.com> wrote: > So, what's the difference between a BC19s and a BC18z? > My suspicion is that it's either mechanical, or cosmetic > if they're electrically equivalent . . . > > Jeff > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com >> Sent: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:38:07 +0100 >> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org >> Subject: RE: Technical Specs for DEC Cables >> >> For the record, it turns out that the BC19S cable also works on a VCB02. >> >> Regards >> >> Rob