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

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
> 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 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.

My usual solution is to open the power supply and solder another
one in. Often there are holes there for one, but most power supplies
are now cheap enough that they can't afford the extra connectors.

Try to find one with larger, maybe 18 gauge wire. 

Soldering directly reduces the lead inductance and resistance,
which is better for the disk.

-- glen