[General] Raspberry Pi PS 5V Switching 1A

[Daniel Hess]

Are the 512MB ones using more power cause I knew the first round was maxing somewhere around 700-750mA. So that meant one of the blackberry chargers wouldn't provide quite enough but the newer smart phone chargers had enough umph with the 1A. 

Daniel
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On Feb 11, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Kyle Centers <kylecenters at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're gonna want at least 2A. I found a 5 v wall wart, and spliced in a mini USB plug.
> 
> On Feb 10, 2013 1:24 PM, "Daniel Hess" <dan9186 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you want a good all around supply the HP Touchpad charger is probably one of the best ones. Though might be a little overkill for some applications. 
>> 
>> Otherwise the iPhone and iPad chargers are supposed to be the next best at providing the expected amounts. Just be careful of the china knock offs (surprise surprise.)
>> 
>> Daniel
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Feb 10, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've used several samsung galaxy s3 and LG android phone chargers with great success.
>>> 
>>> On Feb 10, 2013 11:41 AM, "Tyler Crumpton" <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hey,
>>>> 
>>>> I've had good luck with the stock iPhone and iPad chargers. Pretty much any 3A (15W) USB charger on eBay should work fine.
>>>> 
>>>> -tylercrumpton
>>>> 
>>>> On Sunday, February 10, 2013, WebDawg wrote:
>>>>> Hey,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am looking for a great power supply for the RPI.  Anyone have any
>>>>> recommendations?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Web...
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