hardware_hacker
July 1st 03, 01:40 AM
In article >,
says...
>
>It may be just what it looks like - a modified BNC.
>I've seen this kind of thing on test equipment, usually for signals that are
>frequently connected/disconnected and where a positive lock isn't required.
>It makes running test procedures a little easier.
>
>"miso" > wrote in message
om...
>> http://www.lazygranch.com/images/ebay/bnchuh.jpg
>> http://www.lazygranch.com/images/ebay/bladeantlabel.jpg
>>
>> Anybody ever see a coax connector that looks like a BNC with the tongs
>> whacked off? Is this some sort of aviation connector?
>
>
Mangled BNC. Probably on some form of test rig where someone thought it would
be easier to just push on and push off. Definitely non-standard. Possibly
simple wear-out but I would think that would leave ragged stubs. Those nubs
are usually swaged in, so a pry-out wouldn't be that hard.
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Once upon a time a Z-80 with 64K of RAM was a lot of computer.
says...
>
>It may be just what it looks like - a modified BNC.
>I've seen this kind of thing on test equipment, usually for signals that are
>frequently connected/disconnected and where a positive lock isn't required.
>It makes running test procedures a little easier.
>
>"miso" > wrote in message
om...
>> http://www.lazygranch.com/images/ebay/bnchuh.jpg
>> http://www.lazygranch.com/images/ebay/bladeantlabel.jpg
>>
>> Anybody ever see a coax connector that looks like a BNC with the tongs
>> whacked off? Is this some sort of aviation connector?
>
>
Mangled BNC. Probably on some form of test rig where someone thought it would
be easier to just push on and push off. Definitely non-standard. Possibly
simple wear-out but I would think that would leave ragged stubs. Those nubs
are usually swaged in, so a pry-out wouldn't be that hard.
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-----------
Joe Mickley (remove the money to e-mail)
Once upon a time a Z-80 with 64K of RAM was a lot of computer.