Hi!
Need expert help.
I’m trying to connect the LED frequency display on my retro AT case to a new AT PSU. The old PSU is fried and had a direct red/black cable going to the frequency display LED, which is now cut so I could remove the fried PSU. The new AT PSU does not have a dedicated wire like this. How would you suggest I reconnect this. Is this just a 5V cable?
Pictures included.
Thank you!
Yes it should be a 5 volt line, you should open the dead PSU to be sure.
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5VDC (red) GND (black). Connect it to any 5VDC source.
Horun wrote on 2021-01-02, 16:19:Yes it should be a 5 volt line, you should open the dead PSU to be sure.
Thank you! Yes, that LED frequency cable hooked directly into the old PSU at a +5V terminal, same place as a bunch of other red cables (picture attached). So is it as simple as splicing together one of the red / black unused floppy drive cables to the LED cable?
brettp11 wrote on 2021-01-02, 16:43:Horun wrote on 2021-01-02, 16:19:Yes it should be a 5 volt line, you should open the dead PSU to be sure.
Thank you! Yes, that LED frequency cable hooked directly into the old PSU at a +5V terminal, same place as a bunch of other red cables (picture attached). So is it as simple as splicing together one of the red / black unused floppy drive cables to the LED cable?
Yes ! That should work. If it were me I would use a Molex extender/adapter and splice to red/black on it.
That way the LED power connector becomes part of the case wiring so if you have to swap PSU again it is much easier.
Something like this:
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