ikonix360
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I went ahead and wired in the plug for the USB hub into a male molex connector so it could plug into a power supply cable versus just being hard wired.
I also put some heat shrink on the end of the terminals where the wires are attached so that there was more strength there since the cables could be subjected to movement.
This way the USB hub will be powered whenever the computer is on so that I don't need my stereo to be on for the USB hub to be powered as the power brick for the hub was plugged into the power strip my stereo stuff is plugged into and I use the switch on the strip to power the whole stereo on.
This is how the power supply is connected for the time being.
Power cables are a mess, but I do plan on straightening them up at some point. Most likely when I finish the other mods.
Now once the mods are finished and the power supply is permanently mounted I may shorten the wiring
I also put some heat shrink on the end of the terminals where the wires are attached so that there was more strength there since the cables could be subjected to movement.
This way the USB hub will be powered whenever the computer is on so that I don't need my stereo to be on for the USB hub to be powered as the power brick for the hub was plugged into the power strip my stereo stuff is plugged into and I use the switch on the strip to power the whole stereo on.
This is how the power supply is connected for the time being.
Power cables are a mess, but I do plan on straightening them up at some point. Most likely when I finish the other mods.
Now once the mods are finished and the power supply is permanently mounted I may shorten the wiring