Talk:Molex

Pinout

the colour pinout description is wrong. it contradicts other wikipedia pages and cited pages from this page.

since it inverts the 5v and 12v, this is perhaps a bit unfortunate for anyone connecting electrical equipment..

-ggm I agree. I will make the change: 12v yellow and 5v red. --Daleh 15:09, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any chance of a schema detailing what's on each pin? Tinus 09:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added it to the caption of the existing picture. Someone could make a schema if they want but I think that the wires are usually color coded correctly. --Aqua 18:02, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What kind of connectors are called Molex?

This page formerly said that Molex most commonly refers to the AT disk drive connector and the .1" header connector. I believe that it refers at least as commonly to a few other types (it was in common used before the disk drive connector existed) and I have never heard the term used for the header connector. If you look in electronics catalogs, you'll see a variety Molex connectors given equal billing. However, I do agree that people who work on PCs and not other kinds of electronics frequently refer to the disk drive power connector as Molex. So I reworded the description to say in the PC context, that's what it means and removed the reference to the .1" header connector.

Bryan Henderson 16:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

5.5 volts?

Isn't the red wire on a Molex connector 5.5 volts? RanDawg 17:00, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, it is 5V, but older ATX-aspecifications allow ±10%, so you may measure 5.5V with some power supplies, but the nominal voltage according to the ATX standard is 5V±10% for older versions and 5V±5% for newer versions. --Qaywsxedc (talk) 17:45, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]