What Is Part Number 714013302?
714013302 does not correspond to any Thinvent model, and Thinvent does not manufacture a part under that number. The number appears in online inventories of hard-to-find, aftermarket and legacy hardware components — the kind of numerical stock references used for aerospace, defence and industrial spares, where suppliers list long strings of part numbers, NSNs and drawing references side by side. If you arrived here searching for a replacement for that item, the correct first step is to identify the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and the component category it belongs to, then source it through a specialist legacy-parts dealer or repair house. Part numbers of this style are frequently reused across unrelated catalogues, so always confirm the exact manufacturer, revision letter and description before ordering.
Modern computer hardware is rarely sold under numbers like this, but it is very often installed alongside legacy mechanical, electrical and control components. That is where a mismatch usually becomes visible: the original machine still runs, but the control PC, HMI box or operator terminal driving it has become difficult to replace. Retrofitting a current, well-supported industrial computer is usually more practical than keeping an ageing desktop PC alive on a production line.
Why Industrial PCs Are Used in Legacy Retrofits
Legacy equipment typically expects three things from its computing hardware: a stable power input, serial connectivity, and predictable behaviour over years of unattended operation. Fanless industrial PCs meet all three. Because they have no moving air path, they tolerate dust, metal fines, lint and airborne oil mist far better than office desktops. Wide-input DC power (commonly 12V) suits panel supplies and DIN-rail converters, and generous serial or GPIO expansion lets a single unit speak to multiple controllers at once.
A representative modern retrofit platform is a **12th Gen
