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| Micron Xceed power cable extension for SE/30 | |
| Posted by: moocowpig on 2024-01-06 14:56:49 I have a Micron Xceed card with internal grayscale and one of these cards https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/fs-se-30-ethernet-accelerator-adapter-combo-cards.42856/ I'd like to use them together and I believe it's possible, but the 10-pin power cable that goes into the video card doesn't reach when it's raised up on the adapter. Is there a cable I can buy to extend it? What have others done to make this work? | |
Posted by: Nixontheknight on 2024-01-06 15:15:50I have a Micron Xceed card with internal grayscale and one of these cards https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/fs-se-30-ethernet-accelerator-adapter-combo-cards.42856/I bet there's a way to get it to work with an ATX extension cable, but don't quote me on that | |
| Posted by: Phipli on 2024-01-06 16:23:33 You can make your own, it's not too difficult or expensive. 
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Posted by: zigzagjoe on 2024-01-06 17:13:06You can make your own, it's not too difficult or expensive. I've made a couple of little extensions like this for myself. I took the approach of extending the harness to the logic board rather than the connection to the card. This is a decent set for connectors and and pins you need: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078H8F2YQ  Note, the cheap crimpers (this type) don't do these well without a bit of finangling and don't even think about trying to do it with pliers. I did manage it with the cheap crimpers in the end but it was fiddly and took a *lot* of time to get a decent result. Alternatively, as @Nixontheknight said you can take an ATX extension and hack off half of it to use as an extension, but beware that your +5v voltage does not drop too low. You may need to adjust your PSU if using an original. | |
| Posted by: s_pupp on 2024-01-07 14:42:38 The crimpers that work best are ratcheting crimpers. Not willing to spend $400+ on a Molex brand ratcheting crimper, I bought an inexpensive ratcheting crimper (This one). It took some practice to get decent results, and I still get some failed crimps, but overall I'm satisfied with it. I just buy double the number of terminals I need (they're cheap) to account for the inevitable failures. I could not get satisfactory results with a non-ratcheting crimper - even the Molex branded one. | |
| Posted by: Brooklyn on 2024-01-26 22:40:38 I’ve had this same problem and made my own extension with a pair of affordable crimpers. | |
| Posted by: K Trueno on 2024-02-25 11:42:03 I cut a 24 Pin ATX Power Extension Cable in half after making sure the pin-out was 1:1, worked as expected: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000FL60AI   | |
Posted by: Juror22 on 2024-02-25 18:22:45I cut a 24 Pin ATX Power Extension Cable in half after making sure the pin-out was 1:1, worked as expected:Now THAT's bloody clever! | |
| Posted by: nottomhanks on 2024-03-25 09:10:32 YES!! That ATX power extension trick works FANTASTIC!! Thanks so much for that tip!! | |
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