Microvaxen bits etc.

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Fri Oct 30 14:58:36 1998

> > My .02 is why did they go with BNC? Eithernet would do as well with
> > F connectors and they are cheaper and easier to affix. I've done my
> > share of connectors for RF in 25+ years from TNC, BNC, N, F, PL259s,
> > RCA and XLRs to name a few.
>
> Not sure if F connectors were around back then, or if they were very much in
> use. Also it makes things much harder to disconnect. That's why they
> probably didn't use PL259 and SO238 combos since every had their fill of
> threaded connectors from the twinax days.

I have to agree here. F connectors may be electrically nice (they offer a
much cleaner connection Z-wise), but for human factors, the things plain
suck. They are way too easy to crossthread. BNCs are just about the
easiest coax connector to install (except for the old WECo types, but they
do not secure), and they work just fine at 10 Mbps.

Also, I have never seen an F connector "T". BNC "T"s are quite common.
Using existing parts is always better than inventing new ones.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 14:58:36 GMT