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Title: Panel Mount USB options
Post by: Zathras on January 27, 2004, 04:27:13 pm: I would like to add a couple of USB ports externally on my cab (for players 3/4, dance pads, etc etc) but haven't found too many nice looking options.

Actually really only one so far at:
http://www.datapro.net/products/1598.html

and they have a mounting plate here:
http://www.datapro.net/products/73202.html

Anyone use the above before or are there any other suggested methods for doing this?
Title: Re:Panel Mount USB options
Post by: MinerAl on January 27, 2004, 04:58:05 pm: How about finding a small 4 port hub with a flat face that you can mount flush to the CP with only a little creative mounting?

something like this (http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/index/Belkin_Hi-Speed_USB_2.0_Drive_Bay_Hub.htm)
or this (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=584330/search=usb%20hubs/ut=1891ffd495a27fbe)?

Then you'd only have to run one USB cable to the control panel, but could connect several USB gamepads (or whatever).
Title: Re:Panel Mount USB options
Post by: SirPoonga on January 27, 2004, 06:08:17 pm: I have this on the shelf on my cabinet.
Copy and paste the link into a brand new browser.
http://free.hostdepartment.com/S/SirPoonga/images/y_cab_usb.jpg

I took a usb expansion (the find that fits in an expansion slot that hooks to a computers usb header), took off the ports from the sheet metal. Then I cut holes in my plexi. Evertually, there will be artwork under the plexi so it will just look like two rectangles in the end.
Title: Re:Panel Mount USB options
Post by: Witchboard on January 27, 2004, 06:41:19 pm: I was planning on putting a couple USB ports right above my coin door. I was just going to use the ones that mound in the back of the computer. I planned on bend the plate straight and screw them on from the inside with maybe a door covering them on the outside.
Title: Re:Panel Mount USB options
Post by: Sasquatch! on January 27, 2004, 11:39:19 pm: I'm going with this one:
http://www.datapro.net/products/70202.html

It's certainly not the cheapest solution, but it's the cleanest looking method that I've found. I'm mounting it directly underneath the bottom of the CP (face down).
Title: Re:Panel Mount USB options
Post by: Tiger-Heli on January 28, 2004, 07:28:16 am: Quote from: MinerAl on January 27, 2004, 04:58:05 pm
How about finding a small 4 port hub with a flat face that you can mount flush to the CP with only a little creative mounting?

something like this (http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/index/Belkin_Hi-Speed_USB_2.0_Drive_Bay_Hub.htm)
or this (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=584330/search=usb%20hubs/ut=1891ffd495a27fbe)?

Then you'd only have to run one USB cable to the control panel, but could connect several USB gamepads (or whatever).

I agree with MineralAl on this one. Another option is the type of hub with 2x2 stacked ports, like this one from newegg -

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-111-490&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-111-490&depa=1)