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Unknown Sears Color RGB monitor Clone? Is this a 1084 clone?

VERAULT

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I was looking through my monitors to find and restore a Color monitor when I came across one that would be ideal If I can repair it. The contstruction looks very similar to commodore monitors I have worked on. ITs branded a Sears SR3000 and the picture tube is a
model a34jfY90X.

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The Monitor has an RGB port on the back which looks like a cut down version of SCART. What do you call this 8 pin connector and where do I find it? I want to try making some adapters for various machines with it.
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Again I cant find much at all on this monitor. It suffers the same problem as commodore monitors where the power button wont stay in which is another reason I think its a commodore monitor clone. Any insight on this monitor maybe a manual or schematic would be insanely great.

Mick
 
That is an 8 pin EIAJ. Commonly used for VTR but some monitors used it for RGB.

VTR connector:
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Orion CCM-1280 monitor:
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Yes I don't think you can buy them new any more. You will probably have to hunt down something on ebay. They are sometimes called honda connectors.
 
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I was going off the RS picture for the same component number P-1608BA(09) which looks correct then finding that component on Mouser.
 
Well I think If I wait, and keep searching I will be able to find one. Has anyone had any success using this EIAJ/VTR port to connect any RGB Vintage computers?
 
twolazy said:
I have the same port on the back of my Panasonic video monitors.,.

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Ever thought about connecting something to it? I would like to try and apple IIGS, I have an Apple II RGB card as well (same connector), I know the TRS-80 Color computer 3 has RGB out. I have a couple IBM clones that do as well. Doesnt the Commodore 128 support it as well?

RussBlakeman said:
In the event you need a service/schematic there's one on Sams https://www.samswebsite.com/en/photofact/details/index/id/152085
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Thanks Russ its nice to have options. What I need is a long neck dial which conntects to one of the from pots.. Its missing one.
 
VERAULT said:
Ever thought about connecting something to it? I would like to try and apple IIGS, I have an Apple II RGB card as well (same connector), I know the TRS-80 Color computer 3 has RGB out. I have a couple IBM clones that do as well. Doesnt the Commodore 128 support it as well?
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I have that exact same Panasonic monitor and I can report that it’s definitely a VTR connector (which is an old pseudo-standard plug that was used to daisy chain video editing equipment and sources), not an RGB port. It only supports composite, full stop, so alas the monitor isn’t much use for anything better than a 40 column Apple ][.

(Unlike your Sears monitor, which from the few Google hits *is* intended for computer use. Odd choice of connector, but it wasn’t that weird for monitors to use strange plugs back then. I have two different revs of the 1084 and one has your standard 9-pin while the other uses DIN connectors.)
 
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Eudimorphodon said:
I have that exact same Panasonic monitor and I can report that it’s definitely a VTR connector (which is an old pseudo-standard plug that was used to daisy chain video editing equipment and sources), not an RGB port. It only supports composite, full stop, so alas the monitor isn’t much use for anything better than a 40 column Apple ][.

(Unlike your Sears monitor, which from the few Google hits *is* intended for computer use. Odd choice of connector, but it wasn’t that weird for monitors to use strange plugs back then. I have two different revs of the 1084 and one has your standard 9-pin while the other uses DIN connectors.)
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I am not so sure about that. the monitor clearly says "RGB" for that port. And i believe the pcb lsbel is RGB as well.IMG_20220512_223218.jpg
 
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Also sometimes called a D8A2 connector. I had a CGA monitor with one of those connectors back in the 80s--and you could still find cables to bridge to a regular CGA 9 pin connector. I never knew the make of my monitior, as it was labeled in Japanese--the only western writing that I recall was that it was rated for 100 VAC. (not a typo).

If you're desperate, I can have a look at my hellbox of connectors to see if I still have it.
 
There were several "standards", sadly. One was composite-with-audio as I recall. But I suspect the one shown in the MSX site is a likely candidate.
 
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