From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: December 23, 2009 8:17:04 PM MST

To: "Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Firewire connections...

Milton, That"s another good idea but the solution I have now with the 12 volt power adaptor dosen"t involve any more expendtures of money at this stage & appears to be working. Do you mean that the 6 pin cables are drawing power from the computer"s FW bus & this may be detracting from the Firerepeater 400"s operation?

Mark.

Sent from my iPod

On 24/12/2009, at 1:52 PM, milton_aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com> wrote:

Hi Mark;

That's something different.

You don't need a Cat 5 repeater.

You need a male 6 pin to female 4 pin adapter. The 4 pin FireWire cables don't carry power.

If the 4 pin is attached to the Mac and then run to the Hub, then the Hub will provide power if it's plugged into the AC/DC power.

HTH..

Milton Aupperle

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:
>
> I`m sorry, this actually what you were recommending; http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/cat5.htm
>
> Mark.
> On 24/12/2009, at 3:28 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:
>
> > Milton,
> >
> > The Firewire thread you`re referring to is messages 2930-2938. You
> > were recommending something like this at the time; http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/FR400.htm
> > My device is this one; http://www.unibrain.com/products/p1394/
> > fr400.htm
> > Apparently a standard AC-12 volt power source is OK for it if rated
> > at 1.5 Amps..
> > I have a couple which will fit (one which has the AC plug for this
> > region) though I`m unsure of it`s power rating..Using it, if I plug
> > in the Scorpion to the Firerepeater 400 first (to Astro IIDC) & then
> > the Flea 2 (to the 2nd copy) both will open although I`m getting a
> > message to say "not enough Firewire bandwidth is available.." upon
> > the Flea 2`s connection...." Try reducing the frame rate or Video
> > size" on 648 x 488 16 bit FMT7 at above 7.5 fps. 640 x 480 16 bit
> > images will work on 15 fps as will 640 x 480 8 bit images.
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> >
>