Portabellabz 208 Hub
The Hub makes it possible to plug 3 cards side-by-side to a 208, or even up to 6 thanks the rear edge connector of the ToolBox series cards.
- Works with any existing card or expander
- 3mm thick 4-layer PCB for best stability and rigidity
- M/F stackable gold plated banana plugs to access the panel banana sockets used for mounting
- Gold plated transfer card
- Easy plug and play design
- 2 power solutions - see below
Passive Hub : the Hub’s power rails are connected to the 208 +/- 15V rails.
Powered Hub : an optional +/-15V PSU is added to the Hub to avoid extra load on the 208’s internal PSU. This solution is mostly intended for the early BEMI 208’s with a weak internal PSU, the Hub daisy chains off the power brick supplied with the BEMI 208 so there is no extra wall outlet needed.
If you don’t know which PSU is inside your 208 case, this simple test is a good indicator : insert – vertically, not at an angle, to avoid a short in the contacts – a card such as the 208 ToolBox or VCS3 Card, if the 208’s oscillators pitch changes, the PSU is weak and a powered Hub is recommended.
A powered Hub can be used in any configuration and accepts DC input from 9V to 36V.