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   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   In message  at Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:38:53,   
   Paul  writes   
   >On 12/29/2023 1:26 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:   
   >> [snip]   
   >>   
   >>> They often have a USB slot in them too, so you aren't "wasting" a   
   >>>USB header.   
   >>   
   >> The headers usually provide 2 ports. The card reader just needs 1 so   
   >>its not too hard to extend the other one to the outside of the case.   
   >>   
   >   
   >You can sometimes purchase equipment that has a 1x5 connector.   
   >But the odds are slim, of purchasing a second device that also has a 1x5   
   >to sit next to it on a header.   
   []   
   Sometimes you get a 2×5 connector which you can _see_ is only wired   
   along one side; the provider chose to use that to ensure you plug it in   
   the right way round. You can then - if there is room adjacent to the   
   header on the board - plug it in offset by one, leaving the other port   
   still usable (though not by another offset plug if the header is wired   
   as per the header Paul has linked to, unless it happens to have used the   
   other row).   
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