A new power cord connector is rated for use with cordage up to 16/21A. Two types, the 4789 and 4790 (plug or connector), are angled for closer placement of the equipment to the wall, consuming less ...

Angled to take up less space, the Type 4789 and 4790 power cord connectors are rated for up to 16 A at 250 V and 21 A at 125/250 V. Strain relief can be specified for 8.7- or 10-mm (16- or 14-AWG) ...

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

With much surprise, we've been following the news and reports of burnt 12VHPWR connectors with the GeForce RTX 4090. In itself, the connector should not be the issue. We did some testing. The ...

I just got a Lenovo V14 G3 laptop. It's quite nice, though not top-end. I hate soldered memory but this at least has one SO-DIMM slot, and more importantly, a power button that isn't embedded in the ...

In the slightly-bowdlerized words of GTA San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson, "Aw, crap. Here we go again." Virtually anyone reading this site will well remember the unfortunate failures of 12VHPWR ...

All laptops require a certain amount of volts and amps to operate properly, and anything less than or more than that amount may prove hazardous to the laptop's delicate internal electronics. An AC ...

PCIe 5.0 is right around the corner with it debuting on Intel's new Alder Lake platform, with the new 600-series motherboards led by the Z690 chipset rocking PCIe 5.0 slots and DDR5 memory support. We ...