3 of my moonlanders should arrive today (while i am at work).
so i prepared all i could - so probably my wife could plug 1 or 2 in my HUB and i start it remotely by using putty.
now here comes the crazy part
i got a real cheap USB hub and tried to make it an "powered" hub.
tried it with an external HDD without own power and it seems to work well.
here is what i have done to the 2,70€ part.
open up case, cut the red wire coming from PC (Raspberry) (+5V)
all other cables remain connected. Data+ Data- and Ground.
Weld on a Port for Power Supply to 1 of the USB ground shields and the pin that had +5V before.
This Port is now connected to a Power Supply with 5V 3A.
From what i see - the +5V is directly connected to the USB Ports - same as the ground.
So when my HDD works - the miners should most probably work as well, without being limited in power draw.
What do you think?
Will this work?
Here is a picture of the circuit board.
i know the weldings look awful - but the original ones are even worse
Greetings - Astrali