Instead of having all those wires poking out the front of the ps3 (damn you sony for not putting usb inputs on the back) i was wondering if i could use a usb plug and connect a ps3 controller dock to it and it would still charge my controller, would this work?
Originally posted by okthen12: Instead of having all those wires poking out the front of the ps3 (damn you sony for not putting usb inputs on the back) i was wondering if i could use a usb plug and connect a ps3 controller dock to it and it would still charge my controller, would this work?
That's a really good idea.. I don't know why I never thought of it!
1. uses one usb front port on ps3, gives 2 (gain one) at the back.
2. 100% not tacky, solid and vertically means better circulation = longer life span of PS3.
I'm going to use this so i can (a) run a duel charging dock from the back ie no wires everywhere and (b) leave another for play tv or another fancy ass piece of kit with the no wires you state.
1. uses one usb front port on ps3, gives 2 (gain one) at the back.
2. 100% not tacky, solid and vertically means better circulation = longer life span of PS3.
I'm going to use this so i can (a) run a duel charging dock from the back ie no wires everywhere and (b) leave another for play tv or another fancy ass piece of kit with the no wires you state.
I'm just p%£*ed they aren't in stock anywhere.
Yes i did look at that, but
1. imo horizontal is better
2. it wont fit vertically as it is on my tv stand shelf
what im concerned about is if there is a power surge and melts the dock/controller...
1. uses one usb front port on ps3, gives 2 (gain one) at the back.
2. 100% not tacky, solid and vertically means better circulation = longer life span of PS3.
I'm going to use this so i can (a) run a duel charging dock from the back ie no wires everywhere and (b) leave another for play tv or another fancy ass piece of kit with the no wires you state.
I'm just p%£*ed they aren't in stock anywhere.
Yes i did look at that, but
1. imo horizontal is better
2. it wont fit vertically as it is on my tv stand shelf
what im concerned about is if there is a power surge and melts the dock/controller...
Well you should have your entertainment system hooked up to a surge protector in the first place.
1. uses one usb front port on ps3, gives 2 (gain one) at the back.
2. 100% not tacky, solid and vertically means better circulation = longer life span of PS3.
I'm going to use this so i can (a) run a duel charging dock from the back ie no wires everywhere and (b) leave another for play tv or another fancy ass piece of kit with the no wires you state.
I'm just p%£*ed they aren't in stock anywhere.
Yes i did look at that, but
1. imo horizontal is better
2. it wont fit vertically as it is on my tv stand shelf
what im concerned about is if there is a power surge and melts the dock/controller...
Well you should have your entertainment system hooked up to a surge protector in the first place.
Yea it is xD sorry im abit of a noob at this. What i mean is will the voltage be to high for the ps3 controller (somthing like that :P ) or is that the same as a surge?
Originally posted by Wikipedia: The USB specification provides a 5 V (volts) supply on a single wire from which connected USB devices may draw power. The specification provides for no more than 5.25 V and no less than 4.75 V (5 V±5%) between the positive and negative bus power lines.[11] Initially, a device is only allowed to draw 100 mA. It may request more current from the upstream device in units of 2 mA up to a maximum of 500 mA.
If a bus-powered hub is used, the devices downstream may only use a total of four units ? 400 mA (i.e. 2 watts) ? of current. This limits compliant bus-powered hubs to 4 ports. The host operating system typically keeps track of the power requirements of the USB network and may warn the computer's operator when a given segment requires more power than is available.
Short and simple version, all standard USB cables transfer the same aperage and voltage, there's no diffrence from plugging it into your PS3 or any other USB source; therefore you're controllers are safe.
I'd stay away from "PoweredUSB" sources though, they deliver much higher amprage and depending on the source voltage as well.
