Is it ok to leave the Hub plugged in at all times? I had the Spot Voyager and would only power it on when I needed the internet.
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It's up to you and I think it's OK. For me I keep it plugged in all day long.
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Yes, you can leave it plugged in but it's a bit of a phantom drain. I have read where some fleet operators just leave a bank of them plugged in all of the time. But why pay for the electricity? I charge mine every thirty days (it's right on my bench) and it never falls below 100%.
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That is entirely up to you. I leave it plugged in on long trips to monitor performance, bit take it out when we get home. It is used mostly as a code reader for my son's truck.
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I continuously run two 3GB external hard drives and occasionally plug in a third and never had any indication of a problem. Since this hub has an external power supply I doubt that you will have any problems. It is an exceptionally well-made hub.
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The person I purchased this unit for, leaves it plugs in at all time. She unplug unit for several day while on vacation, and the battery died. So I suggest you leave unit plug in at all time to preserve the battery life.
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No. If you are having problems you should try removing all devices from the hub. Then unplug the hub from the computer and shut down the computer. Turn back on and reconnect one device at a time. Mine has problems from time to time. Right now it is unplugged because I was having some issues with it.
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If the internet goes down the blue internet light on the base will not be on. There have been times when my power goes out that I have had to restart my base by unplugging and waiting 1 minute before plugging back in. You can do this right from the base.
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Yes. However it depends on the device you are plugging in. If the device is BUS powered, then you will need this HUB to be plugged in a power source as it will need to send power to the bus powered device (for example flash drives or USB powered Mics) If the device has its own source of power (like a camera or a powered external hard drive) then you do not need to plug the HUB into a power source and can serve as a pass through.
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It may be that your devices connected are drawing more power then the hub can handle. That happened to me when I plugged in more than five devices. I have ten things to power/data transfer, but I have to use two of these 10 port hubs. After about 2.5 amps (12.5 watts) of total draw, the hub is not reliable. Hope this helps.
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Thank you for your question. This hub can function directly with USB cord connected. Power supply is not necessary when using low power consumption devices. Should you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us again. Thank you.
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You can leave it on if you want. There is no real need to turn the power off unless you just want save energy (and I suppose increase the lifespan of the product) but even if you do want to turn it would be fine to wait until the computer is off. As far as mounting it shouldn't be necessary, it is an external drive in its own enclosure. Just set it on top of your computer or somewhere out of the way. If you meant that in a software sense the answer is still no mounting necessary. It should be totally plug-n-play, though with any storage device it is a good idea to "eject" the drive before unplugging it while your computer is on.Hope that helps You can leave it on if you want. There is no real need to turn the power off unless you just want save energy (and I suppose increase the lifespan of the product) but even if you do want to turn it would be fine to wait until the computer is off. As far as mounting it shouldn't be necessary, it is an external drive in its own enclosure. Just set it on top of your computer or somewhere out of the way. If you meant that in a software sense the answer is still no mounting necessary. It should be totally plug-n-play, though with any storage device it is a good idea to "eject"... » Read More You can leave it on if you want. There is no real need to turn the power off unless you just want save energy (and I suppose increase the lifespan of the product) but even if you do want to turn it would be fine to wait until the computer is off. As far as mounting it shouldn't be necessary, it is an external drive in its own enclosure. Just set it on top of your computer or somewhere out of the way. If you meant that in a software sense the answer is still no mounting necessary. It should be totally plug-n-play, though with any storage device it is a good idea to "eject" the drive before unplugging it while your computer is on.Hope that helps « Show Less
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Hi D. Lee,This is a self-powered hub, please be sure the supplied power adapter is plugged always. After that, please press the power button, and you may see from the port connected with device to see if the hub is on or off. If there is any other concern or issue, you are welcome to contact our support team with your valid order#, we will try our best to assist. Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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I have left mine connected without being plugged in for a few hours without a problem. But I don't know about permanently I have never done that.
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I left my Voyager on the charger constantly, and it expired before it was six months old. Never had that experience with the earlier Clear Spot which was always on its charger since I used it as my home modem. Why does leaving the Voyager on its charger lead to battery failure. Wish I had never changed traded in my old Clear Spot which was much more reliable.
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This hub gets its power from the computer. If the computer comes backup after power outage the hub will have power. There is NO on-off switch/button on the hub.
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Hello Susan. No, it isn't it needs to be connected to power. It's very nice but I don't consider it portable.
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It is a powered hub. The only thing I haven't been able to connect was an Apple SuperDrive.