[General] Raspberry Pi PS 5V Switching 1A

[WebDawg]

They keep talking about switching power supplies.  I did not realize
that the pi PS was an issue until I looked it up.

I am still having problems with the USB on the pi.  Right now I have a
GPS attached that stops working after about 1 day.  I was trying to
turn one of the pi's into an accesspoint about two months ago and I
had the same problem.  The thing would just lock up.

I have a 1A kindle charger powering it right now and I just checked
and it looks like the GPS is offline.  Do these things drop USB
devices like this?  I am using archlinux ARM if it matters.

My next step I suppose it to try a better PSU.  Am I correct that I
want it to be switching?  In the end I would like to build sealed
devices and such that I can power with POE (access point) but I cannot
move forward if I cannot get a simple low power GPS to work.

Something like this maybe:
http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-12W

Thanks.

Web...



On Mon, 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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