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Black USB 3.0 active extension cable with gold-plated Type-A male and female connectors, 15 ft long

UGREEN

UGREEN USB 3.0 Active Extension Cable Male to Female 15FT

SKU CH-P0EC-K59ZB

Active USB 3.0 repeater cable extends printers, cameras, headsets and other peripherals up to 15 ft with a built-in signal booster for reliable 5 Gbps data transfer

  • Extends USB devices up to 15 ft without signal loss
  • Built-in signal booster chipset maintains peak performance over distance
  • Premium triple-shielded cable with foil, braid and ground layers blocks EMI and RFI
  • Gold-plated USB A connectors with copper contacts ensure reliable conductivity
  • Plug-and-play on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook with no driver installation

15 ft USB 3.0 active extension for remote

This 15 ft active USB 3.0 male-to-female cable extends the reach of printers, scanners, cameras, WLAN cards and similar devices beyond standard cable limits. The built-in signal booster chipset maintains reliable communication over the full length. It is intended for home and business desktop setups where the host and peripheral cannot sit side by side.

Thermals noise and power draw in normal use

The cable draws power directly from the USB host port to run its internal repeater, so no external adapter is required. Passive triple shielding with foil, braid and ground layers suppresses electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference. Gold-plated copper contacts on both USB-A connectors preserve conductivity without adding measurable heat or audible noise.

Upgrades passive cables that fail beyond five metres

Passive copper cables typically lose USB 3.0 signal integrity well before 15 ft, causing drop-outs or speed fallback. This active extender replaces those cables when the device must stay at a distance — for example with a PlayStation 3 Eye or Xbox 360 Kinect sensor. The jump is worth it whenever a reliable 5 Gbps link is needed at this length and the peripheral is not a USB headset, which the cable does not support.

Highlights

  • Extends USB devices up to 15 ft without signal loss
  • Built-in signal booster chipset maintains peak performance over distance
  • Premium triple-shielded cable with foil, braid and ground layers blocks EMI and RFI
  • Gold-plated USB A connectors with copper contacts ensure reliable conductivity
  • Plug-and-play on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook with no driver installation

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How do I install the 15 ft USB 3.0 active extension cable and what step is often missed?

Connect the male USB-A plug to the host computer and the female USB-A port to the peripheral; the built-in signal booster chipset draws power from the host USB port, so the step often missed is ensuring the host port supplies enough bus power for the repeater to function.

What maintenance or replacement will the active repeater cable need later?

The cable has no user-serviceable parts; if the gold-plated connectors or the internal signal booster chipset fail after extended use, the entire 15 ft assembly must be replaced.

What limit appears first under sustained high-speed transfers on this USB 3.0 active extender?

The 5 Gbps USB 3.0 signalling rate is the ceiling; sustained bulk-endpoint traffic will hit that bandwidth limit before the triple-shielded cable or the repeater chipset introduces additional throttling.

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