Ga door naar hoofdinhoud
Word lid van de reparatiegemeenschap - Account aanmaken

First released in 2009, the LaCie Minimus is an external USB 3.0 hard drive featuring 2 TB of storage.

I Won Auction: Cool Gadgets & Heaps of Tangled, Mismatched Cords

Since moving to Oregon I have longed for the helpful, competent fixer-folks that were in every other open-garage back home. Most have no interest in repair here, others overstate their skills and just brutishly destroy things. Mostly my things. That's not me. My father built and repaired everything and showed me how as he worked. So, I do fix things, however my confidence in electronic repair is timid. I feel I'm a capable, careful, manual reading, proper-tool using gal that respects the directions. I would have been content reading and learning from @oldturkey03's contributions all weekend. My point is, I don't know everything but I can repair things. Having said all that, the tangled nest of the cables here cannot be overstated. I may eventually tease out the matching power cords but I have other things to do and it's my birthday weekend!

Key Problem: I need to download 1.5 Tb of data from a paid data storaGe service to an external drive from the auction before I'm charged another year's subscription fee on Monday.

Question: Can one successfully cut the device plug from the main housing of a 12v power adapter and attach a device plug that seemingly fits? I have a new looking LACie Minimus with no writing at all other than "LACie". No amperage printed either but @oldturkey03 and I believe it to be 5v 2A. What say you? Can it be done without zapping the drive? I don't want to wait and be charged, I also don't want to destroy it if its just impossible. I need to know, given what I've shared, is it possible? And how,, I need that too, lol. Instruction and encouragement is always appreciated. Thank you!

Beantwoord deze vraag Dit probleem heb ik ook

Is dit een goede vraag?

Score 1
Voeg een opmerking toe

1 Antwoord

Het nuttigste antwoord

@aurorableme well Happy Birthday to you!

Just to make sure that I understand your question. You have a 12V device that has a plug that will fit your LACie Minimus, that you " believe it to be 5v 2A." You want to cut that "hardwired plug/cord" from the old 12V device and use it on your new 5V device? If I got that right then the answer will be yes, you can use the cord/plug BUT you must ensure you only use the 5V power supply for that drive. Do not get bogged down by the 2 Amps to much. You can use a power supply that has a higher amperage but not higher voltage. You drive will only pull as many amps as it needs for the operation.

It might help if you show us the plug and the drive so we can see if this is one of those 4pin Mini-DIN plug. If it turns out to be a 4-pin Mini-DIN plug, the wiring is straightforward: Pin 1 supplies 12V, Pin 2 supplies 5V, and Pins 3 and 4 serve as the common ground.

Block Image

LACie PowerSupply Compatability

Voeg afbeeldingen toe aan een bestaande vraag

Was dit antwoord nuttig?

Score 2

1 Opmerking:

I'll send photos momentarily. Thank you

door

Voeg een opmerking toe

Voeg je antwoord toe

Aurora Clair Eklund zal eeuwig dankbaar zijn.
Weergavestatistieken:

Afgelopen 24 uren: 2

Afgelopen 7 dagen: 6

Afgelopen 30 dagen: 46

Altijd: 81