Microvaxen bits etc.

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Mon Nov 2 14:12:55 1998

> The F still won't hold that much wattage due to the fact you're using the bare
> single conductor of the cable itself to make the connection. The coax used for
> most F connections also has low wattage capacities.

Who's talking about how much power the connectors need to transfer? For
networking, it is minimal. I would say that the original planners of
10base2 picked BNC because of their ease of use, durability, and
availability.

> All MILSPEC items are more expensive due to the fact they are generally custom
> built and nonstandard.

BNCs are not really custom built, as everyone uses them. The military BNC
Ts were (and are) expensive because they are being gouged by the
contractors (and old story). Sure, they are silver plated, high precision
connectors with teflon innards and gold plated pins, but that does not
elevate thier cost up into the hundreds of dollars (if I really was
ambitious, I would dig up a reference to that). yes, its the $600 hammer
all over again.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Mon Nov 02 1998 - 14:12:55 GMT

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