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

[George Cornelius]

Stephen Hoffman 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 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.

For taps of this sort I've had good luck with the following
(3M 560B SELF-STRIP TAP CONNECTOR) - no stripping and no
tools other than something for cutting the wire to begin
with.  Specs and bulk pricing here (should be available
in small quantities/blister packs from the usual hardware
outlets):

 http://www.cesco.com/b2c/product/93688

For photos just google "3M connector 560b".

One caveat: the connector is slightly bulky; I would
guess 4-8 times the cross sectional area of the pair
of wires being joined.  You may want to stagger them a
bit so they don't interfere with each other when
jammed together in a bundle.  Never had a problem
with them inside a PC case.

George