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Not so long ago, Brad Rogers wrote:

>>>Should be possible to make an extension cable, yes.  The only concern I
>>>would have is the current being drawn by two drives on that ribbon cable. 
>>I'll bear that in mind and check the specs for the drives to find out how
>>much current they draw.
>Having had time to think about this a bit more, the current drain /might/
>not be quite as high as I initially thought.  After all, 2.5" drives are
>used (primarily) in lap-tops where power drain is a major factor.  That
>doesn't mean you can just add a 2nd drive without worrying about current
>drawn.

OK, well I've just checked the labels on the drives and they're both rated
at 5V, 500mA.  Reckon a ribbon like that can take 1A? (Of course,
presumably it would say in the documentation from wherever I managed to
find that sold these things, and failing that it could always be tested.

>>>The only other consideration is the cable/connector pitch.  IIRC, it's not
>>>the same as that used on a 3.5" drive (which is readily available).  The
>>What pitch are they, does anyone know?  Not 0.05"?
>No, not 0.05".  IIRC, it's a *smaller* cable.  That is, the conductors are
>closer together, and the cable is narrower despite there being more cores
>(44 as opposed to 40).

Hmm.  I shall have to look around.  Most (all?) of the stuff in the
Farnell catalogue seems to be 0.05" at a glance :/

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