Cable makers make me grr! (usb!)


  1. badger906
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, & Mac OS X 10.9.2
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    Cable makers make me grr! (usb!)


    not really something that needs help or answering but it made me laugh after i was done being miffed!

    everyone knows the maximum length of a usb cable is 5m or 16.4ft (well you do now)

    so i just bought a 5m cable to add an extension. the seller sold me a 5mt male to male cable with a female to female adapter.. fair enough.

    But when you plug the adapter into the cable and then a device into the cable it makes it slightly longer than the maximum length and the device doesnt work!

    Its not the cable as i have 2, and it powers a usb HDD without the adapter, and its not the adapter as ive like 5 of the things floating about!

    But ive now got 2 5m cables that are useless lol! so bought a powered hub to shut myself up! lol
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  3. Corazon
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    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
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    hehe :) thanks for sharing this important little educational bit. :)
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  4. theog
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    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    What you need is a USB2 Active Repeater Cable.

    Cable makers make me grr! (usb!)-novatech-usb2-rep10.jpg

    Novatech USB2 Active Repeater Cable - 10m | USB2-REP10
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