Nice looking setup.
I got my 2Pacs plugged in and running, but not very fast right now, I need more power!
I'll get to it soon, hopefully this weekend.
Topic: Now that usb sticks are being sold by sidehack here is a new usb hub thread. - page 16. (Read 47207 times)
February 15, 2017, 10:48:34 AM
February 14, 2017, 11:14:26 PM
Leo, your sticks shipped yesterday. btckess is in the next batch of small orders.
This is great news, thanks for the update. I just got everything mounted and tested. Everything works great just need my 2pacs
I think it turned out pretty good. The power supply was a little smaller than I thought, 30amps so I'm gonna try to run these guys at 2.2-2.4 amps. Very excited now!!
total cost around 5 bucks for some double sided tape plus stuff i had laying around.
February 14, 2017, 04:06:50 PM
Leo, your sticks shipped yesterday. btckess is in the next batch of small orders.
Thanks for letting me know, I can hardly sleep without knowing when my stick shipped 
I will definitely let you guys know when I get mine and do some basic overclocking on my motherboard USB 3.0 port. February 14, 2017, 02:51:13 PM
Just showed up: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17852264
February 14, 2017, 02:33:12 PM
You were the second order paid, order shipped out Friday.
February 14, 2017, 02:18:54 PM
Eeep. If shipping has started then I gotta get another Plugable hub from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L2LK164/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Shoulda thought of that last night when I ordered two 5V wall warts and cables to feed the RasPi's for Avalon's I've picked up...
Shoulda thought of that last night when I ordered two 5V wall warts and cables to feed the RasPi's for Avalon's I've picked up...
February 14, 2017, 01:45:25 PM
I've tried I think 20 different hubs.. 18 have shit the bed, 1 works great, 1 works... lol
February 14, 2017, 01:05:27 PM
Leo, your sticks shipped yesterday. btckess is in the next batch of small orders.
February 14, 2017, 12:36:48 PM
Ya I'm going to start off at 1.5 amp and work up slowly. Even if its 2 or 2.5 amps I'll be happy. I was trying not to fry the usb hub with 10 2pacs mainly. And ya I don't know where I am on the list but the wait is killing me lol
Same, I bought my stick pretty early but I'm not sure if it's shipped or not. Either way we're pretty much guaranteed a stick and I'll finally be able to test out my new hub. I'm more excited for the BF16 stick and overclocking that but we've got the 2pac for now. February 14, 2017, 12:35:31 PM
Ya I'm going to start off at 1.5 amp and work up slowly. Even if its 2 or 2.5 amps I'll be happy. I was trying not to fry the usb hub with 10 2pacs mainly. And ya I don't know where I am on the list but the wait is killing me lol
February 14, 2017, 12:31:44 PM
Yeah, I think I am going to try to keep things less than 3 amps. I don't think the little extra hashrate will make up for the additional cost to construct something that can handle more than 3 amps.
Keep us updated. Hoping to get my 2Pacs by the end of the week.
Keep us updated. Hoping to get my 2Pacs by the end of the week.
February 14, 2017, 12:27:00 PM
They were the "gold" series of usb extenders. 24GA if i can remember. They don't have them on the site anymore. I am pretty sure they are under rated for the job at hand. but I'm going try my luck. Like you said it's a short run and my worry is more of the usb connector than the wiring. I thought about building my own connections but couldn't work out something robust enough. I may have to if these fry.
February 14, 2017, 10:56:58 AM
My plan is to use Monoprice usb extenders and some 18GA wire to hook up the power of the meanwell and data of a cheap 10 port hub (also hooked up to the meanwell) I hope to get these guys running at 3 to 3.5 amps per.
What gauge are those USB wires?
I know it is a short distance, but will they carry the 3.5 amps without getting too hot?
I would guess they are only 28awg or 24awg.
I started looking for some cables to do this with and the biggest wire I can find is 22awg:
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-22AWG-Extension-Cable-Female/dp/B017XVCK7O
Thinking about just getting some of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Uxcell-Female-Socket-Connector-Pieces/dp/B00H51E7B0/
and making my own wires/hub assembly.
February 13, 2017, 02:41:46 PM
My attempt at upping the power to my soon to be arriving 2pacs on the cheap. I'm reusing stuff I already had on hand. I am waiting on my Block Erupters to sell on eBay to reclaim a 5v 40 amp led "meanwell" power supply. My plan is to use Monoprice usb extenders and some 18GA wire to hook up the power of the meanwell and data of a cheap 10 port hub (also hooked up to the meanwell) I hope to get these guys running at 3 to 3.5 amps per.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
Nice work
February 13, 2017, 02:31:21 PM
Works fine, but won't work with RPi, I would like to switch over to a different hub that I can run on the RPi. I currently have four compacs running at 275mhz and I have two 2Pacs ordered.
Put the USB 3.0 hub into a non powered usb 2.0 hub. That is how I go my Orico A3H10 BK to work. Could not plug it into my powered Orico USB P10-U2-PKAwesome! Thanks for that, I remember reading that somewhere before but forgot all about it.
February 13, 2017, 01:52:43 PM
My attempt at upping the power to my soon to be arriving 2pacs on the cheap. I'm reusing stuff I already had on hand. I am waiting on my Block Erupters to sell on eBay to reclaim a 5v 40 amp led "meanwell" power supply. My plan is to use Monoprice usb extenders and some 18GA wire to hook up the power of the meanwell and data of a cheap 10 port hub (also hooked up to the meanwell) I hope to get these guys running at 3 to 3.5 amps per.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
Looking forward to updates and pictures of your setup.
February 13, 2017, 11:59:23 AM
My attempt at upping the power to my soon to be arriving 2pacs on the cheap. I'm reusing stuff I already had on hand. I am waiting on my Block Erupters to sell on eBay to reclaim a 5v 40 amp led "meanwell" power supply. My plan is to use Monoprice usb extenders and some 18GA wire to hook up the power of the meanwell and data of a cheap 10 port hub (also hooked up to the meanwell) I hope to get these guys running at 3 to 3.5 amps per.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
I slice the jacket and remove the red and black wire (verifying that they are the +5 and ground on the usb ports) Cut the red wire and cap the side coming from the usb hub. Solder in the new 18GA wire +5 and ground cables. Verify no shorts and wrap the solder joints on opposite sides of the usb cable.
I cut some 3/4 wood dowel and using a saw and 1/2 drill bit made usb "Holders" they are spaced 2" apart to allow cooling.
I plan on attaching these to the board that my power supply is mounted to and using hot glue attaching the usb "holders" to the wood dowel.
And then attaching cooling fans.
Will Post more pictures when I get it completed. Just wanted to throw this out in case it helps others.
February 10, 2017, 01:01:16 PM
Has anyone managed to modify an existing powered hub so it can support more power?
I know I saw one picture of a Hub that had been opened up, and and additional +5V and GND wire had been soldered on top of the thin trace already present on the PC board. The idea is that the thin trace would have too much resistance and would cause a larger voltage drop when more current is drawn.
There were a lot of posts on this in the latter half of 2013 and early 2014 when USB miners were popular.
I think thats what ive already seen. It was to a standard hub which had the unsusd +5v and GND. Just wondering if you could modifiy an existing powered hub to "beef it up" powerwise. Where woild the most likely bottlenecks be to stop it drawing the maximum current possible?
February 09, 2017, 08:23:50 PM
Has anyone managed to modify an existing powered hub so it can support more power?
I know I saw one picture of a Hub that had been opened up, and and additional +5V and GND wire had been soldered on top of the thin trace already present on the PC board. The idea is that the thin trace would have too much resistance and would cause a larger voltage drop when more current is drawn.
There were a lot of posts on this in the latter half of 2013 and early 2014 when USB miners were popular.
February 09, 2017, 03:38:50 PM
Has anyone managed to modify an existing powered hub so it can support more power?
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