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Title: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: tony.silveira on February 09, 2009, 01:45:50 am: hi all,

might anyone have a suggestion for a rock solid usb hub?

it seems i go thru a new hub once every couple of months; one of the ports will go out or start acting up. my current issue has my mini-pac randomly flipping out on me. out of nowhere it will start sending multiple key presses. when i unplug the mini-pac from the hub and reattach it, it goes back to normal.

just looking for a solid usb hub as everyone i've had goes on the fritz sooner rather than later.

thanks
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: Level42 on February 09, 2009, 03:23:38 am: Drawing too much power from a USB port maybe ?
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: Minwah on February 09, 2009, 06:07:20 am: Make sure you get a USB 1.1 hub. My mouse devices go mental if I use them in a USB2 hub.
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: fatfingers on February 09, 2009, 06:31:14 am: Quote from: Level42 on February 09, 2009, 03:23:38 am
Drawing too much power from a USB port maybe ?

My guess as well. Perhaps a new power supply is in order? Personally, I always buy USB hubs that have their own power supply and I've never had an issue with any brand.
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: blind_dado on February 10, 2009, 12:20:24 am: I've had good luck with this industrial strength hub:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223)
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: SavannahLion on February 10, 2009, 01:37:52 am: Quote from: blind_dado on February 10, 2009, 12:20:24 am
I've had good luck with this industrial strength hub:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223)

Wow, that thing looks like a beast. $50 for the 7 port model doesn't look half bad either.
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: tony.silveira on February 10, 2009, 01:48:57 am: thank you for the link, that looks exactly like what i was looking for.

fyi, ive only been using hubs with their own power and they still seem to crap out on me
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: MonMotha on February 10, 2009, 01:58:49 am: A lot of cheap USB hubs seem to have virtually no ESD protection on them. This can cause all sorts of flakey behavior if a port gets static zapped. I'm guessing that high-end "industrial" hub would have all sorts of protection, but who knows.

Weird issues like this can also be a result of poor grounding causing static discharge EMI events. Make sure all metal surfaces on your CP (and elsewhere) are tied to the earth (safety) ground line coming from the wall using heavy wire.
Title: Re: usb hub suggestions - so frustarted
Post by: Havok on February 10, 2009, 09:45:52 pm: Quote from: blind_dado on February 10, 2009, 12:20:24 am
I've had good luck with this industrial strength hub:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88654.msg931223#msg931223)

Sweet! How many amps is the power supply?