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Title: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: MPTech on October 11, 2010, 10:54:15 pm

I'm looking for a USB port that I can surface mount on a panel and plug into an internal USB hub.
I'm looking for a single port, but won't discount a dual port.

Pictures / links would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: Nips916 on October 11, 2010, 10:57:23 pm

I used these on the side of my cabinet for my light guns.  They are definitively worth it.  Look great too.

http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html (http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html)

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: EvilNuff on October 11, 2010, 11:04:30 pm

USB A Male to A Female Port Saver, $1.13:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10314&cs_id=1031401&p_id=4811&seq=1&format=2 (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10314&cs_id=1031401&p_id=4811&seq=1&format=2)

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: kegger on October 12, 2010, 12:51:53 am

http://frontx.com/index.html (http://frontx.com/index.html)



 :cheers:

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: drventure on October 12, 2010, 07:25:23 am

http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html (http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html)

Wish I'd seen this back when I was looking....

The technique I used was to buy a cheap USB extension cable, cut a hole that matched it's size and just epoxy it into place. Works great, doesn't look too bad, and it is cheaper (though not by much)

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: saint on October 12, 2010, 10:21:18 am

Quote from: drventure on October 12, 2010, 07:25:23 am

http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html (http://www.lizardlick.com/Neutrik-NAUSB-W-B-AB-USB-Feed-Through-Black_p_222.html)

Wish I'd seen this back when I was looking....

The technique I used was to buy a cheap USB extension cable, cut a hole that matched it's size and just epoxy it into place. Works great, doesn't look too bad, and it is cheaper (though not by much)

These are what I'm recommending in the second edition of Project Arcade. Arcadeshop.de carries these as well. The A/B is reversible so you can have whichever connector you want facing out. An A/B cable to your computer's USB port and you have a nicely mounted A connector sitting in the front of your panel or wherever you mount it.

Title: Re: Looking for mountable USB port
Post by: ahofle on October 12, 2010, 11:54:12 am

I have the neutrik connectors as well.  The best thing about it is you only need to drill a single hole for a perfectly clean mount.  Most other solutions require you to route out a square shaped hole.