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<blockquote data-quote="tatanka" data-source="post: 4613880" data-attributes="member: 593760">FWIW...Got the parts yesterday and threw it together during lunch at work today.&nbsp; Here&#039;s what it looks like:<img src="http://tatanka03.home.comcast.net/~tatanka03/hdp-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The &quot;thick&quot; white cable is the USB in and out -- I hacked up a USB extension cord for this.&nbsp; The red/black is where you inject 12V to get some real power.&nbsp; Yeah, that&#039;s a 2A minifuse soldered to the board.&quot;Blinded by the flash&quot; quarter for size comparison.&nbsp; Looks like it has a shot at working.&nbsp; I powered it up on a bench supply, and it runs the Maxtor just fine.&nbsp; After 10 minutes of running the drive, the little plastic box isn&#039;t even warm.With the cover on:<img src="http://tatanka03.home.comcast.net/~tatanka03/hdp-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />It&#039;ll probably be the weekend before I get a chance to play with it in the car, but I think this is gonna work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tatanka, post: 4613880, member: 593760"] FWIW... Got the parts yesterday and threw it together during lunch at work today. Here's what it looks like: [IMG]http://tatanka03.home.comcast.net/~tatanka03/hdp-1.jpg[/IMG] The "thick" white cable is the USB in and out -- I hacked up a USB extension cord for this. The red/black is where you inject 12V to get some real power. Yeah, that's a 2A minifuse soldered to the board. "Blinded by the flash" quarter for size comparison. Looks like it has a shot at working. I powered it up on a bench supply, and it runs the Maxtor just fine. After 10 minutes of running the drive, the little plastic box isn't even warm. With the cover on: [IMG]http://tatanka03.home.comcast.net/~tatanka03/hdp-2.jpg[/IMG] It'll probably be the weekend before I get a chance to play with it in the car, but I think this is gonna work. [/QUOTE]

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