13W3 adapters

[Don]

Simon Fryer wrote:
> All,
> 
> On 9/7/06, Don <THX1138 at dakotacom.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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?

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 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.

Sure.  But that means placing an order and waiting.
Cannabilizing this existing "adapter" will have it done
long before then.  :>

>> 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.

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...