We bought a Raspberry Pi model B some eighteen months ago. During that time, we've had three USB hubs and they've all packed up. Two of these were the little 7-port hubs, and the other was one of those raspberry-shaped ones. One of the 7-port hubs actually shorted out and caught fire. Right now we have no hubs at all, so are limited in our activity with the kit.
I can't say I was very impressed with the 7-port ones, they seemed flimsy. The raspberry shape from Pimoroni was better construction, but they don't seem to be available any more. We do not use wi-fi in the house, so any hub would have to be suited to ethernet/router use.
What are the present recommendations apart from the ones I've mentioned? Surely these can't be the only ones suited to the Pi?
I have to stress we were not pushing the kit beyond its power limits or doing daft things with it.
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Re: Failed usb hubs
I'm guessing that the 7-port hub was something like this one:R0b1n wrote:We bought a Raspberry Pi model B some eighteen months ago. During that time, we've had three USB hubs and they've all packed up. Two of these were the little 7-port hubs, and the other was one of those raspberry-shaped ones. One of the 7-port hubs actually shorted out and caught fire. Right now we have no hubs at all, so are limited in our activity with the kit.
I can't say I was very impressed with the 7-port ones, they seemed flimsy. The raspberry shape from Pimoroni was better construction, but they don't seem to be available any more. We do not use wi-fi in the house, so any hub would have to be suited to ethernet/router use.
What are the present recommendations apart from the ones I've mentioned? Surely these can't be the only ones suited to the Pi?
I have to stress we were not pushing the kit beyond its power limits or doing daft things with it.
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... rtHub.html
FWIW, prior to the release of the B+** I investigated the behaviour/quality of a number of low-to-medium cost hubs**** and have made use of these three with my "early Pi's" from time to time:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... rtHub.html
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... rtHub.html
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... ngHub.html
Trev.
** and also the Pimoroni hub (which I liked the look of)
**** Notes start here:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... BHubs.html
Still running Raspbian Jessie or Stretch on some older Pi's (an A, B1, 2xB2, B+, P2B, 3xP0, P0W, 2xP3A+, P3B+, P3B, B+, and a A+) but Buster on the P4B's. See: https://www.cpmspectrepi.uk/raspberry_pi/raspiidx.htm
Re: Failed usb hubs
Thank you Trev....I'll get the electronics expert in the house to look at these notes either tonight or tomorrow.