DO IT YOURSELF BREAKOUT BOX FOR THE SYNC BACKPLATE

As discussed, here was my project this week. I searched everywhere for a box

to house the backplate (Radio Shack, electronics stores, dollar stores,

etc.). What I ended up using was a plastic case from an 8mm Exabyte backup

tape. I cut the holes out with an exacto knife and placed all the components

inside the plastic case. The cable then runs out of this case.

Getting the cable from the breakout box to the card inside the G3 was the

bigger problem. I tried a bunch of things but the only was I was able to get

the cable out without pinching it was to remove the video card, run the

cable through the opening, and then put the video card back. Surprisingly

this does not pinch the cable and there's actually still enough play if the

cable needs to be pulled back in or out.

You can see how the cable runs along the side of the video card and out through the back to

connect the breakout box.

While this was certainly not an easy, do-it-yourself project, it at least gives you a basic

prototype for a breakout box design and lets you know how to get the cable

from the Studi/o to the outside of the box relatively easily.

Questions? Comments? Email us at techsup@sonorus.com. Or email Steve directly.

 

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