Server case caught on fire... Can parts be reused?

[darkconz]

The SATA plugs were all fine. The fried portion was molex splitter I got from Newegg.

 

[neo]

The SATA plugs were all fine. The fried portion was molex splitter I got from Newegg.

True, probably overloaded the rated current of it.

 

[T_Minus]

The SATA plugs were all fine. The fried portion was molex splitter I got from Newegg.

Ah! Which brand?

 

[darkconz]

Nippon Labs SATA Adpater Molex 4-Pin PC power cable to 2 x SATA Converter Cables for SATA I and SATA II Hard Drive Model POW-SATA-2 - Newegg.ca

I am getting a little paranoid now. I am hoping this won't happen again in the new Norco 4224 case...

 

[neo]

Nippon Labs SATA Adpater Molex 4-Pin PC power cable to 2 x SATA Converter Cables for SATA I and SATA II Hard Drive Model POW-SATA-2 - Newegg.ca

Reading the reviews, it seems quite common for it to catch fire.

 

[darkconz]

Those review happened after I bought the device and had it in operation for more than a year

 

[5teve]

Wow... people still buy them?

I spent quite a bit of time working out the current loadings for my new workstation build and ended up buying SATA connectors to add to the existing PSU wiring. I also made molex to Sata adaptors as I ran out of connections on the PSU. Molex can take roughly 11amps per pin - Sata can carry 1.5amps per pin and they are grouped into sets of 3 to carry 4.5amps.

These adaptors are either faulty from the factory or seriously under spec so as not to be able to drive a hard drive - scary! I hope my home made ones last better than that!

Steve

 

[nry]

Wow this is concerning, I'm sure a few of my builds have these types of splitters in use!

 

[Marsh]

These adaptors are either faulty from the factory

From my reading, the adapter is a hit or miss, even the one is molded with plastic.

 

[Patrick]

Amphenol branded power connectors

If I could only buy SFF 8643 to 8639 Amphenol cables easily :-/

Was this 100% a power connector issue? What PSU is that? Is it the standard PSU cable?

 

[herby]

If I could only buy SFF 8643 to 8639 Amphenol cables easily :-/

Was this 100% a power connector issue? What PSU is that? Is it the standard PSU cable?

I'm ashamed to admit I've only known that brand name for about a month. I started noticing that a lot of Supermicro cables were made by or at least had Amphenol connectors.

 

[darkconz]

If I could only buy SFF 8643 to 8639 Amphenol cables easily :-/

Was this 100% a power connector issue? What PSU is that? Is it the standard PSU cable?

This was the power connector issue. The power supply wasn't burnt, just covered in dust.

The cable was a modular cable connecting PSU to the splitter.

I have another cable for the other SATA drives.