I have two Orico USB hubs, the powered one has four 3.0 ports, and the unpowered one has one 3.0 port and five 2.0 ports. If I plug the powered hub into the pc then chain the unpowered one into it, will the unpowered hub run into power issues if I plug high-power-consuming devices into it? And does it make any difference if I switch the hubs order?
Read all their electrical specs carefully!
Usually, powered hubs can provide only what is needed to fulfill the (old) USB standard of 5V, 1A, which is only a little snack for today’s hungry devices.
But if the powered hub is actually stronger than the standard of 5V, 1A, then the powerless hub may burn out.
That’s why today’s (much stronger) chargers are no hubs anymore.
T156@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, since it’s limited by how much power it can draw from the other hub, and would have a limit on how much power the unpowered hub can pass to its own ports.
Yes. Putting the powered hub second means that it doesn’t need to pull power through the unpowered hub, and it should be fine right be used as normal.
otter@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I might be misunderstanding, but wouldn’t this still be a problem?
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 11 months ago
Why would the first be a problem? The powered hub doesn't get the power from the power hungry device from the unpowered up, does it?
theKalash@feddit.ch 11 months ago
Just plug the lower power device in the unpowered or powered hub from the first example. You’re just adding a hub for no reason.