I remember instances where the force required to disconnect the connector caused me to slip and rip a wire out.
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tal@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Molex connectors were almost universally hated for being flimsy and requiring a lot of effort to connect properly. They were fortunately replaced by SATA connectors.
I can understand the “lot of effort”, but flimsy? Those things were built like a tank. SATA connectors certainly aren’t more-durable (not that that normally matters, inside a case).
extremeboredom@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I have seen so many flimsy molex connectors
dgriffith@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
They also came from a time when hard drives could draw several amps and more on spin-up. SATA connectors would simply melt.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I used them for SLI even!!
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 5 weeks ago
Yes they were flimsy. When pushing them together the crimped ends would get pushed out the back of the plastic connector casing. Or they wouldn’t assign properly and would require either major force or fiddly realignment.