[Info-vax] Need special extention cable for power supply output

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-10-30 16:10:20 +0000, tadamsmar said:

> I need another female socket so I can add an extra disk to a old 
> alphastation 800.
> 
> I can find extention cords with one male and one female connector.  But 
> I want one male and two female connectors.  I mean the usual 4 
> conductor power connector - disks have male 4 conductor connectors of 
> this sort.

17-04700-01?

It'd take a few minutes to wire your own, using two of what you can 
find for cables, some heat-shrink tubing, and a few drips of solder or 
a crimp-on connector.

Or buy yourself one of these 
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DEC-17-04700-01-Y-Power-cable-harness-4-18AWG-Cable-/171029237182> 


Or configure an external StorageWorks or similar SCSI shelf, and 
dispense with dealing with the innards of these old boxes where you can.

Whether that box can provide the necessary power and cooling for more 
disk storage, or a home-soldered connector will be reliable and 
non-hazardous, I don't know.


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