Molex female to female cable

rarryawn · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:01

Does anyone know how I could get hold of one of these cables (any length is fine)? I've gone through so many pages of products its unbelievable how hard they are to get hold of! Its for a custom drive enclosure external to the pc and I would like it to turn on / off with the pc..

On a slightly related note, who pays the import tax on imported items? If the buyer does how does it get paid?

PhillyDee · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:02

you can make your own easily enough.

rarryawn · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:25

I was put off from doing that because of the cost of a crimp tool... Is there a toolless way to get the same result?

BringTheRain · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:27

All you need to do is get two female molex plugs and the correct gauge wire.

Chop the female plugs off, extend the wires, solder and done.

If you want to be flash you can get a molex pin removal tool for peanuts and sleeve the cables.

haddows101 · 5 Sep 2011 at 23:32

google: hard to find Female Molex 4-Pin Power Patch Cable F/F Gender Changer

you should find what your lookin for....

rarryawn · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:01

Thanks BringTheRain, i know its obvious but thanks again, I'll go at it that way then! haddows101 that's nearly there, but unfortunately all the hits are in America!

BringTheRain · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:04

If you want me to make you one. Let me know. Have all the connections, Wire, heatshrink etc.

I don't think I have braid though.

BringTheRain · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:06

Ow and you would pay the import tax usually. At the front door to the courier. Unless it has changed since last year.

rarryawn · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:08

Many thanks for the info and offer of your construction services! I won't take you up on that, it will be a while before its needed so

BringTheRain · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:10

No problem, I will be making a couple soon anyway as I need one. So i will make an extra one. And it will be black braided by then. Will put it to one side. And if u need it. Let me know.

No charge of course

rarryawn · 6 Sep 2011 at 00:33

Aww! When you get round to it I will be more than happy to pay for delivery and parts, its only fair!

Buchanan0204 · 6 Sep 2011 at 03:22

BringTheRain said:
No problem, I will be making a couple soon anyway as I need one. So i will make an extra one. And it will be black braided by then. Will put it to one side. And if u need it. Let me know.

No charge of course

Not many people like you around these days. You totally deserve the cool avatar

BringTheRain · 6 Sep 2011 at 08:53

rarryawn said:
Aww! When you get round to it I will be more than happy to pay for delivery and parts, its only fair!

I have molex connections coming out of my ears lol. As with all the other parts. Postage will be peanuts, don't worry about it I will cover that. Also what length would you like?

Buchanan0204 said:
Not many people like you around these days. You totally deserve the cool avatar

Thanks bud

weird_dave · 6 Sep 2011 at 10:47

You can also use these:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-006-GE&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=
and ignore the 3rd connection

Tealc · 6 Sep 2011 at 14:02

weird_dave said:
You can also use these:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-006-GE&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=
and ignore the 3rd connection

Sadly that has only the single female Molex so can't be considered as a gender changer.

weird_dave · 7 Sep 2011 at 16:40

Not quite, it's 1 male to 2 female

Tealc · 7 Sep 2011 at 17:19

A slight confusion over what's female and what's male it seems. The Male looking connector is indeed the female connector according to Molex. They must get their gender from the terminals involved rather than the actual gender of the connector itself. Some sites say they are Male and some say they are Female.

So I assume the OP wants a connector system with this connector on both ends?

Makes sense as the Molexes inside the computer are all the mating half to that and the OP must have the wrong half on the custom enclosure and explains why it's so difficult to source one.