jacobsson 219 Posted November 15, 2014 Red wire must be center pin on plug (aka a center positive barrel)!EDIT: The barrel in the image is just an example, choose a barrel with thicker wires than this.See http://forum.techinferno.com/enclosures-adapters/10090-visual-guide-opening-akitio-thunder-2-pcie-box-powering-via-barrel-plug.html#post134535 for picture guide to do this.Don't want to solder?Use this screw terminal variant instead available by searching ebay for "5.5X2.5mm DC Power plug Terminals Connector Adapter Power -female"<A HREF="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=5.5X2.5mm+DC+Power+plug+Terminals+Connector+Adapter+Power&_from=R40|R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X5.5X2.5mm+DC+Power+plug+Terminals+Connector+Adapter+Power+-female.TRS0&_nkw=5.5X2.5mm+DC+Power+plug+Terminals+Connector+Adapter+Power+-female&_sacat=0"></A> 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linh1987 16 Posted November 15, 2014 Actually it's a very simple mod. I have a barrel plug handy so what I did is cut it out, separate the outer and inner wire, twist outer wire with molex's black ground and the inner wire with molex's 12v yellow and that's it. The other 2 wires of (red and black) are unused. In use the barrel plug is connected to Akitio board, the riser is UNPOWERED. I'm not sure it we should also power the riser but I have it running fine for me up til now (9 hours without any crash).My barrel plug has a very clear outer/inner wiring so it's a piece of cake. If it's 2 wires setup like above then I recommend you carefully do testing before wire them together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linh1987 16 Posted November 15, 2014 or a premade one like these which you should be able to plug directly to a PCIe connectorRockminer R Box Power Cable 4 PK 12V PCI E to 3X 5 5mm x 2 5mm DC Barrel Plugs | eBay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsson 219 Posted November 15, 2014 or a premade one like these which you should be able to plug directly to a PCIe connectorRockminer R Box Power Cable 4 PK 12V PCI E to 3X 5 5mm x 2 5mm DC Barrel Plugs | eBayThe price is not right I min opinion, it seems like they all cost ~$25.Making your own would probably take you down to ~$55.5/2.5mm BarrelPCIe 6-pin extender 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linh1987 16 Posted November 15, 2014 The price is not right I min opinion, it seems like they all cost ~$25.Making your own would probably take you down to ~$55.5/2.5mm BarrelPCIe 6-pin extenderYep, it's just an example of what's available out there. And it's 4 set of 3 cables, which can be... handy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nesone 26 Posted November 17, 2014 Hi All,I make this tutorial on how to build a Molex to Barrel, I'm not an expert but I hope it works!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4T1DADdKJIThanks. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted May 20, 2015 I got this plug with 0,75mm^2 wire: DC AKS 7525: DC-Kabel, 2 x 0,75 mm, Stecker gerade, 2,5mm bei reichelt elektronikIt is rated to pass 12V / 10A. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 18, 2015 Hello everyone,I bought this molex extension to create a molex-barrel adapter, but I'm not sure which cables I have to use. Are the yellow one and the black one next to it? Yellow is 12v and red is 5v, isn't it?Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 18, 2015 yellow = 12Vblack = groundred = 5V (not needed)I would stronlgy recommend you to use more than 1xmolex to power the barrel plug. Better get a 2nd one and combine them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 18, 2015 I haven't read that before! Two yellow cables (12V) together in one entrance of the barrel pin and two ground cables to the other entrance? Is that what you are saying?I have a 500W PSU and I thought to use one pci cable to give power to my graphic card and one molex cable to turn on the Akitio Box.Thank you for your help! (as usual) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 18, 2015 I haven't read that before! Two yellow cables (12V) together in one entrance of the barrel pin and two ground cables to the other entrance? Is that what you are saying?Yes! The cables aren't the problem, but (imho) the Molex plug is. The plug isn't made to transfer that much power. If you imgine e.g. the 6-Pin PCIe plug has 3x12V pins and 3x ground pins.Transfering the same power on a Molex plug with just 1x12V and 1x ground could be risky. So my advise is to spread to load on at least 2xMolex plugs, like the 2xMolex -> 6-Pin PCIe adapters do.I have a 500W PSU and I thought to use one pci cable to give power to my graphic card and one molex cable to turn on the Akitio Box.Since you will have more than just one Molex plug... use them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 18, 2015 Ok, I understood! I am going to try buying this one (I think I can return my molex extension). EDIT: Now I've seen another one with 3 yellow cables. Is it going to give more stability or it doesn't matter 2 or 3 cables?Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 18, 2015 2 should be fine, but 3 might be better Still… if you are going to use the barrel plug with screw terminals, I can't say if 3 cables will fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
protojx 10 Posted November 19, 2015 can I leave the other yellow cable detached? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 19, 2015 can I leave the other yellow cable detached?As long as you are using 2xMolex plugs and 1x yellow wire from each of that plugs you are fine. If there is a 2nd one... just shorten it and make an isolation on its top (or just use this 3rd wire as well). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 19, 2015 Ok, I am going to try with the 3 yellow cables version. If at the end is impossible to use all the cables I will use two of them. Is not a bad option.Another question, my PSU has a Type3 cable to three female Molex. Is ok to provide energy? I don't think I am going to need another Type3 cable to separate the two male Molex to Barrel-pin (one per Type3 cable), isn't it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 19, 2015 should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 24, 2015 Well, at the end I bought the cable with three yellow cables but was impossible to introduce more than two inside the adaptor. I used two yellows and two blacks, next to each other, not tangled. The yellow cables inside the positive symbol side, and the black ones in the negative side.What do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 24, 2015 Looks good! Just make sure to remove and isolate the unused 3rd wires (they do not fit into the screw terminal anymore?). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 25, 2015 I tried a couple of times but was impossible to introduce the 3rd wires into the screw terminal. The only solution is to cut a few thin grey wires inside each cable to reduce the volume and have space for all three cables but I think is not a good option. Maybe if the cables have a small quantity of grey thin cables this will give energy problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 25, 2015 Well, I just try to test my adapter molex-barrel and it was impossible. The connector doesn't enter Akitio box. I think the size is incorrect, maybe they gave me a connector with a size 2.1 instead of 2.5.Has anyone here had problems with this type of connector? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted November 25, 2015 Well… it has to be the one with 2,5 and 5,5! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gmonkey 15 Posted November 28, 2015 Hello everyone!Yesterday I finally received the correct connector (2.5mm) and I could start my molex-barrel test. I tried the Akitio with an USB 3.0 PCIe card and it seems that everything is working properly.Now the next step is to begin testing the graphic card but I have to wait after Christmas for that.Thank you for your help! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enano 3 Posted December 17, 2015 I'm guessing this won't work right? Noob mistake I guess. So, how can i fix it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dschijn 329 Posted December 17, 2015 @Enano Seems ok, but I would recommend to make that with two Molex plugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites