what do you mean by "relocators"?
when you refer to (that cable) you mean the original one i linked?
I will have the CD ROM get it's power from the A2000 case. I'm not sure how i could power the CF card without the 44 pin from the TF card. I'm assuming that if the CDROM is powered externally this should mean the TF card is getting no more power stress than powering the CF Card itself, which I imagine is not that much power right? it's not even a micro-drive, no moving parts.
Are you maybe suggesting the Molex cable on the ribbon is intended to be plugged into the A2000 to get extra power? it's a female receptor so it seems like that would SEND power to the cord, but dear lord I wouldn't want to send voltage to the card and do damage!
Now regarding the length, I should be ok to use some kind of extender like this right?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/270752545769?hash=item3f0a1bfbe9:g:SAIAAOSw~OVWznSJ As for cost / convenience, I will ask around, but its free shipping and i figure for it to be worth anyone's time and shipping from UK.. it's going to almost certainly get close to the same cost.. it IS expensive, but if it does the job it's a reasonable investment. Just so long as it does the job right and doesn't hurt the computer in the process.
Thanks for the explanation about DVD and CD Maker. That is awesome that it could burn disks. What would be a good speed for the amiga's IDE bus? 4x?