Some basic question in electricity ATX Connector

[Elysio]

Hello

I`ve started yesterday to build my Max.
Well, no problem everthing is running, no problems at all. But !
There`s a small issue with the ATX Power connector.

1.
On site 27 of the assembly manual you have written to choose one black and one green cable of the connector, the green cable is easy, but the black one....
There are many black cables, which one is the right one, I´ve choosen the left next to the green cable. But I dont know if this is the right one.
2.
After I have choosen 6 yellow and 6 black cable what can I do with the rest, is there any use for them, If not I would cut them off because they make to much mess inside the Printer chassis, even the airflow inside the chassis would be disturbed.

I think an addition to the manual of the pin settings of the connector and the ATX would be helpfull.

Thank you in advance, Christoph.

[dtgriscom]

On site 27 of the assembly manual you have written to choose one black and one green cable of the connector, the green cable is easy, but the black one....
There are many black cables, which one is the right one, I´ve choosen the left next to the green cable. But I dont know if this is the right one.

They're all the same: choose whichever is most convenient.

After I have choosen 6 yellow and 6 black cable what can I do with the rest, is there any use for them, If not I would cut them off because they make to much mess inside the Printer chassis, even the airflow inside the chassis would be disturbed.

You'll need a total of 7 black, 6 yellow and the one green. After that you'll have no immediate need for the rest, but you may want a few for future modifications.

On my MAX, I cut off the connectors and bundled up the extra wires carefully, making sure that no two different-colored wires could short together or to anything else (there's no problem if same-colored wires short together). The results fit just fine inside the base, and don't get in the way of air-flow.

[Elysio]

Hi.

Thank you for your fast, proper reply.

Yes 7 are right, forgot to say that 6 black cables are for the connector and one black is for the switch.

After that you'll have no immediate need for the rest, but you may want a few for future modifications.

What modification could it be ?

[dtgriscom]

What modification could it be ?

Well, anything that might need power. LEDs on the effector platform? Another cooling fan? Powered wheels so your printer can follow you around? Don't know.

Here is a thread I started a month ago on exactly this. My final solution was to bundle the excess wires. I haven't needed them, and may never need them, but if I can't tell they're there without disassembling the printer (and they don't block cooling) then who cares?


Dan