GekkoScience 7 Port Base Hub
$119.95
The latest from the labs at GekkoScience, an always on, high powered USB2 hub, up to 18A provided by three high-efficient 6A regulators powered by 12VDC.
DOES NOT COME WITH POWER SOURCE. REQUIRES 12V POWER SUPPLY SOLD SEPARATELY.
8Amp max via the barrel connector (laptop style power supply)
You can pick up an external power brick here, but if you want to max out the hub at the highest rating, you will need to provide your own power supply of 12Volts on a 10A 6pin PCIE power connection.
12V Power Supply for GekkoScience Products
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Description
The latest from the labs at GekkoScience, an always on, high powered USB2 hub, maximum of 5V 18A provided by three high-efficient 6A regulators powered by 12VDC. Ports are marked by group – 2,5; 3,4; 6,7; 1,D(low power)
A side accessible 12V pin header can be used to hook up a 12V cooling fan or Ports 1 and D can also be used to power USB fans (D does not provide USB connectivity, only power) with miners in ports 2-7. An ideal spacing and arrangement specifically designed to optimize the cooling efficiency of NewPac/2Pac heat sinks while allowing the light of the hub and the lights of the miners to face the same direction for fast visual inspections.
12V power can come from a relatively standard 2.1/5.5mm barrel jack or a PCIe 6-pin and when fully configured and loaded, the hub is able to run six NewPacs at 600MHz each for 800GH total.
eyer (verified owner) –
Designed to deliver peak power to the GekkoScience ASIC sticks, it seems to do this well. The sockets are well spaced to allow plenty of gap between the heatsinks, in both directions, eight ports paired off to 3A rails, with one port only carrying power for running a controller(say, a Raspberry Pi) easing ‘standalone’ deployment of up to 7 ASIC. Looks right at home racked next to R606’s.
I really like the simple case design and cannot overstate the industrial solidity to the feel. I like it when things don’t feel fragile.
The open gaps and thusly exposed contacts make this far less suitable for deployment in haphazard environments but the intended market isn’t the same as your average £1 USB hub from ebay. Anyone deploying this is unlikely to do so where there is fluid risk or similar.
I was quite surprised to notice a lack of physical power switch, maybe we’ll see one on the next iteration. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve occurred ways to lock the USB controller and I’m not comfortable with having to de-socket the power cable to cycle power to the hub.