[R-1051] Caution regarding Sun Microsystems 13W3 video monitor cable as extension for 500/100cps module

David Wise David_Wise at Phoenix.com
Wed Sep 12 13:48:58 EDT 2012


Compared to building your own, this $15-or-less cable is a steal, but it does have its drawbacks.

1. It's stiff.  If you don't uncoil it just so, it may sweep your module right off the bench.
  It didn't succeed in my case, but it tried a few times.

2. It's long enough to get standing waves.  The symptom is that the 7.1MHz output
   will measure strong at the source but weak at the destination.

Because of (2), you can troubleshoot the 500 on the cable, but you can't align it.
Fortunately, you can do that with the module installed in the six-pack, provided
you have the 100kc module out on its own extension cable.
You just need small and large "stubby" screwdrivers.
(This is not an issue for the 100cps module, because its tweaks are on top.)

Dave Wise




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