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CableMod is recalling all 90deg and 180deg 12VHPWR adapters (cablemod.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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the nvidia 12VHPWR shitstorm continues!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I really appreciate the detailed info!

...too much resistance due to poor fit tolerances and slop in the clip/insertion guides. And by too much, I mean only a fraction of an ohm caused by a pin being 0.1mm undersized is enough to cause failure, especially when being run so close to it's design limits.

So, sounds like we need to graduate to bolt-on connectors or thicker wires. Maybe a mini breaker panel. h/j

"Ah, I see you put liquid cooling on your GPU!"
"Nah, that's just my GPU's power supply."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

of course, you're welcome!

So, sounds like we need to graduate to bolt-on connectors or thicker wires. Maybe a mini breaker panel. h/j

the wires wouldn't really help, since it's the connector pins themselves that are causing the resistance bump. But yes, why they chose to go to an even SMALLER pin spec while doubling the amperage is baffling. But yeah, bolt on or even some more traditional larger spade connectors would indeed have made this connection so much better...