I know for US/Japan plugs, they make splitters that add a socket to an existing strip. I'm not sure what your country uses, but I'd imagine there are similar cables.
You can have the USB arrangement like that without issue. On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 10:33 AM Marco Fioretti <mfiore...@nexaima.net> wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 16:28, Kelly Price <strredw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would highly recommend a powered hub to guarantee full power to the > scanner, and a (surge-protected) power strip to get your PC's power in > reach. > > The sane-release PPA has "scanimage" in its packages. That hasn't > changed. And yes, they're for 22.04. > > > Kelly, > first of all, thanks for the PPA confirmation. As far as hardware goes... > > The surge-protected power strip already is under the desk, but as I said it > is already full. > And a longer/wider one would not fit... But OK, will find a solution to that > somehow. > > But about the active hub: is it OK to do this (just because it would be the > easiest/simplest > solution, given the cramped desk I have): > > PC -> existing passive hub -> new active hub -> scanner ??? > > Thanks for your patience, I'm almost there... > > Marco -- Kelly "STrRedWolf" Price http://redwolf.ws
