{"id":1935,"date":"2025-10-16T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:01:32","slug":"new-life-for-a-yamaha-db50xg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/?p=1935","title":{"rendered":"New Life for a Yamaha DB50XG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had saved this daughterboard from the old Sierra game days&#8230; I found an OLD external 3.5&#8243; SCSI drive case. It already had a 5 pin Din jack. just had to make a filler for the DB25 slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/76836E94-B18D-4EE6-AC00-10B97B026FDE_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/76836E94-B18D-4EE6-AC00-10B97B026FDE_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/76836E94-B18D-4EE6-AC00-10B97B026FDE_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/76836E94-B18D-4EE6-AC00-10B97B026FDE_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just had to remove these cables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBEBDEF5-0799-4DA4-95F6-3457A51ACAA3_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBEBDEF5-0799-4DA4-95F6-3457A51ACAA3_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBEBDEF5-0799-4DA4-95F6-3457A51ACAA3_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBEBDEF5-0799-4DA4-95F6-3457A51ACAA3_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/811FDE06-9760-4F6D-912C-3A1B83506122_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/811FDE06-9760-4F6D-912C-3A1B83506122_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/811FDE06-9760-4F6D-912C-3A1B83506122_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/811FDE06-9760-4F6D-912C-3A1B83506122_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Made a simple interface using a couple of b0512s-1wr3 5V to 12V isolated converters and an opto coupler. This allows it to run on a single 5V supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/52804F71-B0BB-437E-BC8E-AC46761F69B5_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/52804F71-B0BB-437E-BC8E-AC46761F69B5_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/52804F71-B0BB-437E-BC8E-AC46761F69B5_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/52804F71-B0BB-437E-BC8E-AC46761F69B5_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I did leave the SCSI id switch in to block the opening&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/E7EB1A47-5680-4411-A1AE-CA3930E41B2E_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/E7EB1A47-5680-4411-A1AE-CA3930E41B2E_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/E7EB1A47-5680-4411-A1AE-CA3930E41B2E_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/E7EB1A47-5680-4411-A1AE-CA3930E41B2E_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It already had a nice conductive coating on the inside of the case for noise. A few self stick pcb standoffs and done&#8230;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A635FB95-E976-4A27-BE16-EBBBC9ECCC91_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A635FB95-E976-4A27-BE16-EBBBC9ECCC91_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A635FB95-E976-4A27-BE16-EBBBC9ECCC91_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kornequipped.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A635FB95-E976-4A27-BE16-EBBBC9ECCC91_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even has a built in slide out handle! I may spray it silver or not. I did wire the power led and even hooked the activity led to the midi data&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had saved this daughterboard from the old Sierra game days&#8230; I found an OLD external 3.5&#8243; SCSI drive case. It already had a 5 pin Din jack. just had to make a filler for the DB25 slot. 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