most usb devices keyboard pendrives and stuff use 100ma only things like USB harddrives and block erupters use 500ma this is why so many people manage with 10 port hubs and only 2 or 3A plugs
if your mining software is getting alot of accepted shares and they keep going up then your mining
USB block erupters are rated at 500ma so 4 would be right on the limit of a 2A plug. 3 erupters would be the best compromise as running it at full load shortens the life of the hub and causes errors any more and some miners wont mine and go idle
Topic: Eclipse unconfirmed BTC not rising? (Read 2214 times)
I've been running the miners I've got now for a couple hours and haven't seen the unconfirmed BTC rise at all. I know it was working in the past, I have got a bunch confirmed already. My miners are definitely doing the work, and I see the shares go up on my account. Am I missing a fundamental piece about how Eclipse pays out?
Side question: I'm running 5 USB erupters, one in my laptop, and the others stuck into a hub. The supply I have on that hub says it's rated for 5V and 0.2A. Now I would assume that's total and not per USB port, but I notice no issues until I have more than 4 running on the hub, and then one or two randomly go idle. This is most likely a problem with the supply, but I thought most USB devices whether running power or not are supposed to be pulling up to 500mA.
Side question: I'm running 5 USB erupters, one in my laptop, and the others stuck into a hub. The supply I have on that hub says it's rated for 5V and 0.2A. Now I would assume that's total and not per USB port, but I notice no issues until I have more than 4 running on the hub, and then one or two randomly go idle. This is most likely a problem with the supply, but I thought most USB devices whether running power or not are supposed to be pulling up to 500mA.
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