External HD PSU

[warmech]

Howdy!

I was given an external PowerBook HD that takes a 5-pin DIN power supply. The interior of the case only has two wires coming off the connector, but I can't find any info on this thing. Does anyone with experience know if that's that a 12v or 5v input? For reference, the HD I was given looks like this one:

APS 20M 2.5 SCSI Hard Drive Enclosure – Apple Rescue of Denver

applerescueofdenver.com

 

[dan.dem]

I cannot say 100% for sure for your APS, but all 2.5"disks I know, also SCSI ones, work with 5V.

Also, my (mostly) cable less plug-on SCSI enclosure works with 5V.
"Mostly cable less" because it plugs directly into the SCSI port (which is enough of a mechanical support for the relatively lightweight drive) but came with an ADB cable for 5V power support from the ADB bus. When SCSI-plugged directly into a desktop Mac this cable isn't used since the Mac feeds 5V into the SCSI connector.

So you may be able to use your drive even without any external power source.

 

[jimjimx]

I’m going to guess 5V, because there’s no regulator.. I love small cases like this, because you can put a SCSI2SD in there, and power it from the SCSI buss.... As a matter of fact, if ya decide you don’t want it, lemme know what you’d want for it.

 

[LaPorta]

That's pretty cool, actually.