[PLUG-TALK] Portable Power Supply Sources -- RESOLVED

[Galen Seitz]

Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007, Rich Shepard wrote:
> 
>>  The drive case takes what appears to be a 4mm round plug (hot
>> center/ground shell). The drives need 5V and probably no more than 5-5.5W
>> (for starting).
> 
>   Ta-da! A bit of research on the manufactuer's web site and I learn the
> reason they put a second male USB connector on the cable is for additional
> power.
> 
>   So, with both cables in their USB ports, /proc/partitions/ shows that
> /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 are present. Nice.
> 
>   Keith: I can now attest that the Bytecc USB 2.0 Drive Mate and the 
> AirLink
> 101 model AEN-U25H work with linux. AirLink also makes larger drive
> enclosures; their web site is www.airlink101.com.
> 
> Rich
> 

I recently purchased this USB hub.  It comes with a 5V 2.5A adapter. 
The outer barrel of the adapter plug is 3.5 mm in diameter.
   http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817111976
Note that I haven't actually used the hub or adapter yet.

galen