Alex Bird
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Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:49 am Post subject:
Firewire Cable Wiring |
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This is a few things I found whilst trying to make a (6pin to 4pin)
firewire cable, i.e. soldering two connectors to the ends of a wire.
There are diagrams of the plug pinouts easily found on the web.
The ones I found are all quite clear. This is deceptive.
**The plug is female and the socket is male**
Miss this fact and you will short circuit the power provided through
the 6pin plug!
(In my case the fuses on the firewire card did nothing at all, and a
trace on the motherboard burned through, luckily this was easily
repaired.)
**Pair A is connected to pair B at the other end**
Discovered by trial and error. Without crossing over the wires nothing
will happen.
Hope this helps [person like me] searching in the future.
USE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
CHECK YOUR CONNECTIONS THOUROUGHLY.
Alex
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