[General] Raspberry Pi PS 5V Switching 1A

Tue Feb 12 23:30:33 CST 2013

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I purchased a kit.  I will let you know when it comes in around march or never.

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:07 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Be nice to see one you can purcahse already.  It is almost 300% over goal.
>
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> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Enabrin Tain <enabrintain at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> For those who like to gamble...
>>
>> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pisupply/pi-supply-intelligent-power-switch-for-raspberry-p
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>> From: WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com>
>> To: General discussion about makerslocal <general at lists.makerslocal.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [General] Raspberry Pi PS 5V Switching 1A
>>
>> I did use a USB hub in the end.  I still had the same prob.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Tyler Crumpton
>> <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Web,
>>>
>>> Usually if the devices hang, it is a power issue. But it's not necessarily
>>> the power supply at fault; the Pi can only supply 100mA to each of its USB
>>> ports. If you want to run any sort of high-ish power USB device, you'll
>>> want
>>> to run it through a powered USB hub. Another symptom of USB power issues
>>> is
>>> repeated/missed keystrokes on a connected keyboard.
>>>
>>> -tylercrumpton
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, February 11, 2013, WebDawg wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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