G5 Dual 2.0 with 17" CRT Apple monitor

Hi guys,
I just got a G5 Dual 2.0 and I realised that it can't be connected directly to a 17" Apple CRT Monitor. I hence purchased a DVI - ADC adaptor. Upon installing this gadget, when I pressed the power switch on the CRT monitor, it lights up, but the display remains off. When I released the button, the light goes off too. I don't really understand it. I am using two monitors at the same time. When I switched on the system preferences, I can see 2 displays active, I just can't get the other display to "light up"
Please advise. Thank you.

A normal CRT connects via a DVI to VGA adapter. The Apple CRT uses ADC.
The Apple and Dr. Botts DVI to ADC adapters do not provide the RGB analog signals needed for a CRT monitor. The Gefen adapter does provide these signals but its power supply is not designed for the extra power a CRT display needs. See <http://www.applefritter.com/node/4008>
In the link, one person was using the Gefen adapter, but the power supply was getting VERY hot. Buying the Gefen adapter and a new, bigger, power supply, would be the easiest way to get things to work. The only cable cutting would be moving the cable from the Gefen power supply to the new power supply. That would just be a two wire cable. If you can find the matching plug for the Gefen power supply, you wouldn't have to use the Gefen power cable, but make your own, which is probably better because Gefen might be using wires too small for the extra current.
It would be easier to get another display. A used 17" CRT with a VGA connector should be cheap.

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