13W3 adapters

[James Rice]

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> > 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.).
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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The adapter he found could be a NeXT 13w3 to 3 BNC.  They were supplied with
the first series of NeXT N4005 Hitachi 21" monitors which had three BNC
connections.  Later N4005's had a 13w3 connection.

James


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