Out of interest, if you do go that route with unpowered hubs, let us all know how long it goes on laptop batteries. My money is on 8 minutes worth of capture before the powers out :P<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Sean K. Finn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sean.Finn@ozservers.com.au">Sean.Finn@ozservers.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">What about one of those little DC-Powered Switches, perhaps a 5 or an 8 port netgear that usually take 12v 500mA, or perhaps 5v 500mA ? Use a small step-up Transistor from Dick Smiths or Jaycar and bobs your uncle, USB 5V to 12V<br>
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<a href="http://www.jaycar.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.jaycar.com.au</a><br>
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You can use multiple USB ports if you need to get higher mA, enough to fry an egg with:<br>
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_USB_Cooking_Pan/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_USB_Cooking_Pan/</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.everythingusb.com/diy-usb-fry-pan-15161.html" target="_blank">http://www.everythingusb.com/diy-usb-fry-pan-15161.html</a></blockquote><div><br>- Paul<br></div></div><br>