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Chunce DeLeone:
Would a 6ft USB extension cable reduce performance for joysticks and interfaces like Ram controls yoke interface, or Ultimarc rotary interface? 

MonMotha:
Passive USB extension cables are technically against the specification and therefore never guaranteed to work, but I've used them without much issue in the past.  As long as the total length of cable is <15ft, you're probably not going to encounter problems especially for devices that are not high-speed USB 2.0.

Chunce DeLeone:
Would a hub be better?  I just want my pc to be down where the coin door is and the usb connection up where the control panel will be. 

MonMotha:
If you get a good hub, yes.  That should work great.  Problem is, there's a lot of really crappy hubs floating around.  I'd almost be inclined to say that the extension cable is less likely to cause problems.

WhereEaglesDare:
a powered hub would be best, but it really depends on your board, I have fabricated 35-45 foot USB and PS2 cables before for a customer of mine that wanted a keyboard here and the pc there and they always worked on newer boards (say about 2007-present), but anything older than that was always hit and miss.  Make one and give it a try.

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