HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards

[grevan]

Hi everyone,
Can anybody link me to a 4 relay board to work with HddSuperClone?
As I understand, I need a 12v board for sata.
For USB do I need a 5v?
Thank you.

[Lardman]

The relays are literally everywhere, ebay, amazon, bangood or aliexpress. Search for "USB Relay board"

The relays need to be 12v - you switch 12v and 5v for sata and just 5v for usb (effectively 3 relays). Personally I'd go with 2x 2 relay boards as these can be powered from the usb and gives you greater flexibility. Instructions are on the hddsuperclone website http://www.hddsuperclone.com/sitev1/hddsuperclone/usbrelay/2relaysata although the sub pages can be a little bit difficult to spot as the menus are only on the left hand side.

[grevan]

Thanks for the info, I was not sure if a 12v board could output 5v too, so it just depends on the voltage input?
According to the site, a 4 relay board for sata would be better because assures the power is cut immediately, as I understood.
As you stated, can I power a 12v board from usb? Does it convert to 12v?
Thanks for clarifying.

[Lardman]

I was not sure if a 12v board could output 5v too, so it just depends on the voltage input?

It's a relay, it just switches a connection on and off with a control signal.

According to the site, a 4 relay board for sata would be better because assures the power is cut immediately, as I understood.

I've not read the web pages - but I think you might want to check that again.

As you stated, can I power a 12v board from usb?

It's a relay - you're switching the 12v supply from the computer's PSU you're not making 12v or 5v anywhere on the board.

[grevan]

When I asked about feeding the 12v board from usb, I was wondering if it was enough for 3.5 sata drives too, so I thought could be a converter onboard. My bad, forgot to mention that, english not my native language.
Got it now.
About the 4 relay, it should be enough a 2 relay board, but this is what the site says, just to clarify:
"You should be good with the 2 relay board setup. However, if you really want to be certain that you are dropping all power from the drive, here is a 4 relay board setup for that."
Thanks for you help, appreciate.

[maximus]

About the 4 relay, it should be enough a 2 relay board, but this is what the site says, just to clarify:
"You should be good with the 2 relay board setup. However, if you really want to be certain that you are dropping all power from the drive, here is a 4 relay board setup for that."

I think I need to redo that statement. I read that there were some odd 1.8" drives that required the 3.3v. But now drives are being made where the original 3.3v wire now actually disables the drive. That is a new SATA specification I discovered after I wrote the instructions. Go for the 2 relay board, you don't need, or now even want to use the 4 relay setup for most situations.

[grevan]

Thanks.