By MPCNugget
Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:17 pm
I've given up trying to find a cable that will connect my card reader power to the MPC circuit board. I've decided I'm going to try and take a molex connector and splice that to 4 separate leads that will plug into the header.
I know nothing about electronics, but as far as I can tell from reading the circuit diagram, the power header on the MPC is P51, and the 4-pins on the MPC board header are :
1- +5V
2&3: GND
4- +12V
My card readers has 4 pins:
1 is NC (I understand this means it is not used).
the 2 middle pins are GND
the 4th is +5V
Can I connect the +5V and ONE of the ground pins on the card reader to the +5V and ONE of the GND pins on the board header ?
Or do I need to connect both GND pins on the header to both GND pins on the card reader ?
Can I safely leave the +12V pin on the MPC board unconnected ?
Thank you for reading, and any pointers !!
I know nothing about electronics, but as far as I can tell from reading the circuit diagram, the power header on the MPC is P51, and the 4-pins on the MPC board header are :
1- +5V
2&3: GND
4- +12V
My card readers has 4 pins:
1 is NC (I understand this means it is not used).
the 2 middle pins are GND
the 4th is +5V
Can I connect the +5V and ONE of the ground pins on the card reader to the +5V and ONE of the GND pins on the board header ?
Or do I need to connect both GND pins on the header to both GND pins on the card reader ?
Can I safely leave the +12V pin on the MPC board unconnected ?
Thank you for reading, and any pointers !!




