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 Post subject: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 26th, 2021, 17:16 
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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?
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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 27th, 2021, 3:44 
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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. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 27th, 2021, 5:36 
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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.


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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 27th, 2021, 6:19 
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grevan wrote:
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.

grevan wrote:
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.

grevan wrote:
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.

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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 27th, 2021, 6:51 
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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.


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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: January 27th, 2021, 18:34 
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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.

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 Post subject: Re: HddSuperClone Pro Relay Boards
PostPosted: February 3rd, 2021, 0:03 
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