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Title: Cutting and splicing a mac mini power cord
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Sounds like you're good to go then!!

I am not totally clear on what the iSense circuit does....I assume it is related to power management and fans, etc. and probably should be connected. I know there were some issues with the Carnetix supplies when Apple went to the Core 2 Duo boxes in terms of terminating the iSense circuit properly.....

In terms of the shield....in a power circuit, the shield is inhibiting RF noise from emminating (sp) from the red/black. In order for it to do it's job properly, any currents induced in it need to have a place to go, usually the ground.

In a signal circuit, the shield is doing the same thing but in a differential circuit (2 wires, 1 positive and 1 negative) it is also providing a 0 volt reference to the 2 signal legs. GPSNavX, who is much more organized than I, has a great diagram of differential vs single-ended circuits.

....hope this helps...
 
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