On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > On Dec 1, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Josh Dersch <dersc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ... > > The Imlac uses a Winchester connector (14 position) for the display and > > while they're not as common these days the parts can still be found so I > > thought I was in the clear, but what I failed to notice is that three of > > the "pins" (for the X, Y and Blank signals) are actually tiny coaxial > > connectors that fit within the Winchester housing (i.e. they're the same > > diameter as a Winchester pin). > > What is a "Winchester connector"? Do you mean a D-sub connector, i.e., > with a trapezoidal shell such as you find on terminal or VGA connectors? > Those come in a number of widths, with names like DE (for the VGA size), or > DB (the 25 pin classic RS-232), and so forth. Often, incorrectly, all are > called DB. > > Those shells have a variety of choices for pins. They may be two rows of > pins (e.g., DB-25), or 3 rows (e.g., DE-15). You may also find ones that > have just miniature coax inserts, or a mix of coax and plain pins. The > coax inserts are generally larger, such that it takes up much of the height > of the connector. I haven't seen coax pins that are the same diameter as > plain signal pins, that's rather hard to imagine especially for something > as old as an Imlac. Examples of mixed pin D-sub connectors are the Sun > video monitor connectors, with RGB on coax. > > paul > > > Like one of these bad-boys, only with 14 connectors rather than 34: http://cables24.com/en/others/cable-v-35/1470-V-35-m34-Winchester-34pin-male-connector Sorry for not being more specific. The coax connectors in a 13W3 connector (for example) are much larger than what I need. - Josh
