I'm just trying to figure out why this converter box died twice on me, and the only thing I can think of is that extra-long FW cable that supplies it with power. I know that manufacturers of power tools often tell you not to put long extension cords on them, because the reduced power can cause them to burn out. I just wondered if the same thing applies to long FW cables supplying power to computer peripherals.
Tom
On Feb 7, 2005, at 5:42 PM, Jesse Stanford wrote:
Is it a built in or add-on (pci card) Firewire port? If it's on a PCI card, it might be a good idea to plug the card into your computer's power supply.
15 feet seems fine to me, I really wouldn't be concerned until you're over maybe 30 or so, but I'm no expert so I suppose I could be wrong.
Jesse
On Feb 7, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Tom Baker wrote:
If you have a peripheral that draws its power from the Mac through a FireWire cable, can an overly long cable significantly reduce the power getting to the peripheral? I've got an analog-to-digital video converter box at the end of a fifteen foot FW cable that has died twice on me, and I'm wondering if that's why. This G-4 is also loaded with internal hard drives and cards that may be straining its power supply to begin with.
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