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Thunderbolt > Firewire adapters on older MOTU hardware?

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I may have to buy a new Mac (Yeuch) but I still use an older MOTU 896HD which uses Firewire exclusively.

How do the Thunderbolt -> FW adapters work for this?

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Re: Thunderbolt > Firewire adapters on older MOTU hardware?

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I'm using an Apple TB>FW adapter on a first generation Traveler with zero problems. I have been for years. The only caveat is that bus power is not reliable, but that is not an issue in your case.
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Re: Thunderbolt > Firewire adapters on older MOTU hardware?

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cuttime wrote:I'm using an Apple TB>FW adapter on a first generation Traveler with zero problems. I have been for years. The only caveat is that bus power is not reliable, but that is not an issue in your case.
TB passes a maximum of 7.7V bus power (and good luck getting that) while FW spec is 24V minimum. Apple battery powered laptops with FW supplied 9.8V bus power on one port only.
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Re: Thunderbolt > Firewire adapters on older MOTU hardware?

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Thanks guys! Sounds like a non issue, as long as I can find my Focusrite Sapphire 14 wall adapter. It's for my Studio B.
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