7 Sep
2006
7 Sep
'06
3:37 p.m.
Simon Fryer wrote:
Sure. But that means placing an order and waiting.
Cannabilizing this existing "adapter" will have it done
long before then. :>
D'uh... yes. But that doesn't tell me why I should *value*
it (vs. stripping it for parts) :> Since I already have
13W3 <-> [35]BNC *cables*, I don't see much value in this little
adapter...
All,
On 9/7/06, Don <THX1138 at dakotacom.net> wrote:
Just a means of saving me the trouble of dragging a 75 pound
monitor across the room in the event that I need to put a head
on a machine "temporarily". I'm not concerned about loss of
signal quality, etc. -- just convenience.
I need to make a 13W3 "extension cord"
-- M-F *not* the
M-M (or F-F, depending on how you look at it!) cables that
Sun offered.
What are you trying to connect with the cable? Place a monitor further
away or some unusual equipment setup? I salvaged a
sufficiently long video cable off of a
<mumblemumble> Sun monitor -- so that gives me *one* end
(and, one *sex*). The *other* sex is a bit more elusive
(i.e. the gender that is present *on* the actual CPU).
Depending on where you are these connectors are still available. AFAIK
RS Components and quite possibly Farnell stock them as well. But, I found a
<random> 13W3<->3BNC adapter in one of my
goodie boxes. The 13W3 connector is "just right" (sex,
form factor, mounting, etc.).
So, the issue (and hence the question!) is: what sort of
device might *want* this adapter (i.e. why should I *keep*
it and not just salvage parts from it)? Note that the
BNC pigtails are only a few inches long so I assume this
would be attached to a 3BNC monitor and a "regular" Sun
cable used to tether that to the CPU.
It does look like a magic adapter to allow Sun workstations and others
to use a RGB sync on green momitor. Have a look at the BNC connectors
- one should be marked blue, one green and the other red.