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What type of vintage cable am I looking at? (i.imgur.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/techsupport

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I have seen these before, but for the life of me I cannot seem to recall what they are called or what they’re for.

Google search - especially image search, where I’m trying to bring up similar items - is now a total potato and seemingly capped at one screen of results in a secure and sanitized browser.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

UP to 30 amps.

JFC, I guess that’s what the extra-chonky 5 pins are for? Even so, they seem to be a bit on the delicate side for 30 freaking amps.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

db13w3 has an alternative configuration with coax instead of power pins, used to be used for computer monitors. Even has it's own wiki entry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB13W3

Maybe that's why it's familiar?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

At work I use similarish D-sub connectors @ 40A/pin, 3 pairs => 120A @ 12V.