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Offline gamerdude767

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usb power?
« on: February 16, 2009, 03:00:57 PM »
hey guys,

            ive been wondering how much voltage a usb port supplies? I know when i strip a usb cable there are four wires. black and white are the positive and negative.. and the other two are for data (data+ data-).

 thanks scott
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 03:12:06 PM »
5v...
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 03:15:13 PM »
and to use a 0603 led with 5v i would need maybe a 120ohm resistor rite?
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 03:51:35 PM »
Depends on the forward voltage of the led.
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2009, 08:07:09 AM »
ok change of plan i need to make 12v how could i do that, could it be done with two usb ports? and how would i wire it?
« Last Edit: February 18, 2009, 08:19:15 AM by gamerdude767 »
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 12:43:18 PM »
Well, 2 usb ports in series would give you 10v.

5v + 5v = 10v...
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2009, 06:00:07 AM »
can i screw up my usbports or even my mainboard on my laptop when i put them in series.....

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Re: usb power?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2009, 06:37:04 AM »
firewire has 12v ;)
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2009, 10:14:30 AM »
Quote from: phoenix_s on February 27, 2009, 06:00:07 AM
can i screw up my usbports or even my mainboard on my laptop when i put them in series.....

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If you try to draw to much current all that will happen is the USB port will shut down. Then you will need to uninstall the USB drivers and reinstall them to turn the port back on
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2009, 06:07:08 AM »
@DubbleDutch my laptop don´t have fireware

@tec_ thx, i´ll try that
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Re: usb power?
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2009, 09:46:28 AM »
Yes, also if you just want it to be a usb activated powered thing, u could just make the usb activate a 5v relay (Make sure u use a diode for the back EMF) then attach another powersupply to the relay, and voila
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