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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: HeadRusch on July 14, 2003, 12:46:33 pm
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I need to build..well..an "extension cord" for one of my PC's 12 volt molex connectors......I want to power a cold cathode light to illuminate my "coin buttons" which are located under my CP's "Lip"....
I figure I'll need about 3 feet of "extension" to get it to work properly.
SO I gotta build a cable. I may as well make a proper cable, with twin molex ends and 4 wires (just in case) but I was curious...does anyone sell these pre-made?
And do the molex (4 pin) ends come pre-built, or do you have to order the 4 pin "plastic housing", then buy the pins individually, etc, etc.
???
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I could not find one prebuilt to put in my 12V flourescent so I used a 2 way splitter that is used to add another connector for a drive when you run out of connectors. I just cut off the plug off 1 of the splits and spliced wire to add length. With heat shrink and a bit of twisting of the wire it does not look too bad.
The 2 way splitter is plugged into the PS plug and one plug goes to the lamp and one goes to the drive so I did not even need to use another ps connection.
BobA
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Excellent idea, thanks....I'll pick one of those up.....