Reddit reviews HIGHROCK 30cm USB 2.0 a Power Enhancer Y 1 Female to 2 Male Data Charge Cable Extension Cord(1pc)

Get a 12v (powered) USB hub and wire the barrel plug it comes with to a cigarette lighter plug (don't reverse polarity).

Alternatively, buy this 6$ purpose built cable I found: https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

If you are running a little low and need to connect to UL panels, you could always bridge two of them together with this.

One from Amazon if you would rather buy from there. Great idea though!!

HIGHROCK 30cm USB 2.0 a Power Enhancer Y 1 Female to 2 Male Data Charge Cable Extension Cord(1pc) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_5wwFzb1SRNQH8

Here's one.

Note that there is the possibility of damage to the computer.

Well, any external hard drive that says it's powered by USB, just assume you will need a Y usb connector. The Y takes power from two sources 1 pi and 1 other. The pi doesn't pump out the juice to keep the hd spinning.

I just bought one of these for a NAS pi project but it needed extra power.

WD 4tb Passport http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822235134

Then a Y connector
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIGO4NM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As for cases, it's all about creativity and whatever gives you inspiration. I put mine in a classic (broken) sony walkman. http://i.imgur.com/GT6Xguo.jpg

USB electronics run off 5 volts, not 12 (which that cable provides). You need something that converts the 12V from the cigarette lighter to 5V.

I say forget the USB hub and just get a cable that has a second plug on it for a power boost, like this one. If he can use 2 ports on the tablet that may be enough power for the drive, if not he can plug the power only line (marked red) into a standard cigarette lighter to USB converter.

I do not know the answer to your question, but this would solve the problem if it does exist. Just use your 2.1 with this. http://www.amazon.com/Power-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

I've never had an issue of my lan adapter disconnecting from losing power, so I can't say. You could try plugging into another port or buy a cable to supply additional power to your lan adapter.

As many others have stated here, it is to provide more power than a single USB is capable of providing.
 
https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM
 
Check the power requirements label on the unit itself and see what it calls for.

Yes. You could use something like this to do what you want: https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

(along with the needed microUSB adapter)

Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM/

I just made one out of an old MicroUSB cable and a Y-cable I had for a DVD ROM drive, but I guess getting a proper one would be a better idea.

I wonder if you could use something like this to add a car charger to the cable make your phone charge faster.

I think the issue is that USB-PD and QC3.0 both use data signaling to negotiate the charging rate and so you can't really split out data. But I may spend the money to see if this works: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM

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Ended up ordering this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047AALW6 There are reviews that say it works with phones and others that say it doesn't. It'll arrive Sunday and I'll test it with my USB-C meter so that I can measure the exact charging rate with and without it.

I think you're correct. Based on your supposition, I used a USB Y cable to add some extra juice to the phone (something like this cable_link).

One male end og the Y is plugged into the back of the receiver (a Pioneer AVH Nex 2300) and the other male end is plugged into a 12vdc usb hub.

I have a USB A to USB C (tried with a non-approved cable) cable that plugs from the phone into the female end of the Y.

Worked every time I plugged in, no finicky charge/not-charging cycle.

Now to decide if I want to hard wire everything in, or just send the stereo back...

Something like this or this.

Same idea. The advantage there over a powered USB hub is portability. Bring a battery pack and power the thing outdoors or in a remote space.

USB cables have 4 conductors: https://i.stack.imgur.com/83oKl.png

You could try to splice two cables into one, taking power from one source and data from another. Some devices require a data connection to negotiate a charging current, however, so this may lead to some unintended results.

You can also try this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIGO4NM?sa-no-redirect=1&pldnSite=1

A powered hub might also work, though it depends on how Pioneer implemented USB within the headunit. The controller may not be able to implement the "bus" part.

I had to supply additional power via a usb y cable to get android auto to work in both my cars. premium cables would eventually work after enough plugging and unplugging but this method works 100% of the time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIGO4NM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can get a dual input USB cable like this:

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

But no you cannot otherwise force extra power out of a USB port. That cable is designed specifically for your purpose.

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_421_bs_lp_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PZ8SD9ASNAM4ZHVTN4ZV&dpID=51sYj5vcZ%252BL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

you could probably use that to plug the one end of the USB cable into the car, one end into a cigarette lighter to usb (provided there's one in the glove box) and then plug the lightning cable into the USB female side.

HIGHROCK 30cm USB 2.0 a Power Enhancer Y 1 Female to 2 Male Data Charge Cable Extension Cord(1pc) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM

Impossible, what kind of car do you have? Get one of these.

Don't want to mess with the hardware? I had a note 3 and had to fiddle with the GPS antenna. IIRC you could just bend the contact thereby reducing most of the power draw, I assume.

something like this, but for usb-c would be what you want I think...

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

a usb-c hub might work too.

You could try something like this.

https://smile.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480479447&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+1+female+to+two+male

Regarding the drives, most USB laptop drive enclosures should run from 500mA provided by a normal USB port, but if they're giving you an issue, you could always get a Y-adapter (something like this) and supplement with any wall-wart USB charger. Also, using a desktop drive in an enclosure with an external power supply should also work.

Also FWIW, I can't think of any codecs that require bitrates in multiples of 5Mb. In any event, it's probably just a guestimate where they're using different bitrates for different types of content, and this is where they think it nets out for a "typical" user.

Buy these two things and put them together

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Male-Micro-Cable-Black/dp/B07232M876/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=micro+usb&qid=1558017744&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

Yeah but idk why on Earth you would ever need this. Charging would probably work, but data transfer would get really wonky with something like this.

Would something like this work? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yhU7CbMJ2K8RT

I'm not sure, but in case you don't know there are USB Y-connectors that will allow you to connect your device simultaneously to more than one charging port on a power bank. Many banks have both 2A and 1A ports, so with a connector you could charge at 3A.

Not a specific product recommendation, but I'm talking about this sort of thing (hopefully that works - posting over a flaky connection and can't check the link).

Oh that's what cbxxxx was saying wasn't it. Have you done that? And it works? I thought usb chargers used the data wires to determine how much current to allow?

Edit- thanks for the advice, just ordered this Y cable that'll let me do exactly what you said. Hopefully that'll solve the problem

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9hdZAbX7R2GQQ

maybe use something like this with usb extensions if needed
https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

the wiiU's usb ports emit a lower voltage than the wii, this one being insufficient to power most USB storage devices. you''ll need something like a USB y splitter to power it.

Try this link http://www.frys.com/product/8053244?source=google

Also, what would I Google for that type of cable? I'm not getting any hits. I guess maybe this would work but it's just a splitter.

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM

Hey bro, I know nothing about your setup except what's in this post, so this might not be the cause at all, so take it or leave it. External HDD have trouble drawing enough power from one usb2.0 port on the WiiU, which can reportedly cause data speed issues. But, if you draw power from both WiiU usb2.0 ports with something like (http://www.amazon.com/Power-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM), the HDD seems to keep up pretty well. It's a 3$ solution if the problem gets too annoying. Cheers!

So I’m not 100% sure if this would work but I think so, anyways... you plug the USB end of the cable into the female port and the two male ports into the two computers. Here’s a link to the cable I’m thinking of so you get the right idea, you might need to find a longer one. HIGHROCK 30cm USB 2.0 a Power Enhancer Y 1 Female to 2 Male Data Charge Cable Extension Cord(1pc) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ncMkDbBS35NRC

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So, I just got a new Hyundai Sonata Hybrid with AA built in. It'll be nice to use it in-car rather than in a windshield mount on my phone. I've run into a old familiar problem however, with a modern twist.

The car's USB port only puts out a little bit of power, unsurprisingly. In the past, I ordered a power/data splitter like this to power the phone separately from a car charger. That was great on a phone that used MicroUSB and had lower power needs.

The issue now is that I'm using a Pixel XL with a USB C port. I just purchased a USB-PD friendly car charger a few weeks ago. I'd like to find a cable that'll let me power my phone separately from the USB-C port on my charger and run the data into ye olde USB port for AA.

If there isn't one with USB-C, at least a splitter that can handle the power draw of QC 2.0 or better, and I'll use a USB-A to USB-C cable.

Try one of these to get extra power tot he drive maybe?

https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM