# PiHub Serious Fault

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pihub-serious-fault/7984>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 19, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pihub-serious-fault/7984 "2018-06-19T19:05:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PalaeoPi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PalaeoPi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/PalaeoPi)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pihub-serious-fault/7984/1 "2018-06-19T19:05:50Z")

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Hi,

I plugged in my PiHub today, linking it to 3 Nikon cameras. After I plugged in the power supply it started smoking. What could have caused this? The hub is several years old, however, I do not trust the Hub to use it again. Has this ever happened before? What could cause it to draw too much current?

Regards,

Richard

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pihub-serious-fault/7984/2 "2018-06-20T12:45:25Z")

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Had you been using it continuously, or dug it out of a box to set up? It would be hard to pin down what specifically went wrong. it may not necessarily be overcurrent. Are you sure it was the right/orginal power supply?

PiHub came and went before my time, pretty much, and this is the first I’ve heard of one smoking.