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Well that's a real kick in the A$$!
Any suggestions on how to do so?
Take a usb cable, splice the +5v and ground but leave the two data cables connected. Then connect those two ends to a +5v power source that can supply the required current? Never tested though...
The cheapest way I can think to do it is to find a cell phone/ipod/mp3 player charger for a car that is rated for 5 volts and and at least 1 amp.
You can then cut a usb cable and set it up so that the green and white wires inside the cable go from the head unit to the hard drive and the black and red wire go from the charger to the hard drive. Red is positive, black is negative.
If you mess it up, don't blame me.
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I have the exact same setup. The Pioneer deck only supports about .5 amp max. The WD HDD requires 1 amp. Here's my fix:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/1275743-post6.html
Works great now. Only problem I've had post-booster is that the HDD doesn't like temps <35 deg F. Sometimes on cold winter mornings, the USB will not power up until the heat has been on for a while and then the truck restarts. Other than that, starts up with the truck every time.
I'd like to keep it all behind the dash though. Don't really want that bulky thing in my CIG slot, or cables out in front.Originally Posted by PaulF
The cheapest way I can think to do it is to find a cell phone/ipod/mp3 player charger for a car that is rated for 5 volts and and at least 1 amp.
You can then cut a usb cable and set it up so that the green and white wires inside the cable go from the head unit to the hard drive and the black and red wire go from the charger to the hard drive. Red is positive, black is negative.
If you mess it up, don't blame me.
Any other thoughts?
Great solution! Unfortunatly, I don't have the know-how to do something like that. How bout you build it and send it to me.
It really wasn't hard. You need a $10 soldering iron from RS and a little bit of flux core.Great solution! Unfortunatly, I don't have the know-how to do something like that. How bout you build it and send it to me.
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