overclocker333 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 What are the amperage ratings on the 12v modular connections at the psu enclosure for the HX-1000? Per contact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 http://www.corsair.com/products/hx1000/default.aspx 40A under max load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurimaster Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 http://www.corsair.com/products/hx1000/default.aspx 40A under max load I think he is try to say per cable on any one of the 12v rails. 40a is max amperage per 12 rail. Not sure what he means by contact. You can have two pci e cables with two peripherals cables all from one 12 rail and combine max draw is 40amps at 500w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocker333 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I would like to know what the modular connector pins are rated for... per pin on the modular conectors. http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu226/overclocker333/HX1000w20Rail20Diagram.jpg IE: the black & blue connectors have 6 and 8 pins respectivly... how much amperage can each one of the pins take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocker333 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I forgot to thank you guys for responding... thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 20, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 20, 2009 The rating for the 6-pin PCIE cable is 75 watts or 6.25 amps. The rating for the 8-pin PCE cable is 100 watts or 8.33 amps. The PCIE slot on your board should also provide up to 75 watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocker333 Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 The rating for the 6-pin PCIE cable is 75 watts or 6.25 amps. The rating for the 8-pin PCE cable is 100 watts or 8.33 amps. The PCIE slot on your board should also provide up to 75 watts. Thanks for the answer. But... I want to know the amperage rating of each individual pin (the metal contact in the plug & socket)... not the cable. Do you mean each pin/contact is rated for 8.33 amps or or all 8 pins combined ore rated at 8.33 amps? On the 8 pin EPS 12 volt cable there are 8 pins in the connectors... 4 (+12) volt pins & 4 ground pins. I want to know how much amperage each individual pin/contact can take... not the wire, not the cable... just each individual pin/contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocker333 Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 I guess to put it another way: If I take the end connector off of the EPS 12 volt cable I would have 8 wires. If I use two of those wires (one ground and one +12 volt) to power a device... how many amps can that device safely draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 20, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 20, 2009 I guess to put it another way: If I take the end connector off of the EPS 12 volt cable I would have 8 wires. If I use two of those wires (one ground and one +12 volt) to power a device... how many amps can that device safely draw? Each ground+12v pair would support about 25 watts, which would be a shade over 2 amps per pair. Sorry, I thought you were talking about PCIE connectors ;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocker333 Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks... that is the answer I got from tech support via the telephone. Great products & support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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