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Offline PixieDustTopic starter

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Looking for Power Supply
« on: July 06, 2021, 12:49:29 pm »
Hi,

I'm looking for a power supply for a Raspberry Pi type device. Question is, how do you know what power supply is good and which one isn't? What should you look for? Cheap Chinese ones make me sweat. I wish there was some sort of Computer PSU gold/platinum/silver rating.
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Offline Faringdon

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Re: Looking for Power Supply
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2021, 08:34:56 pm »
What vout and pout do you need?
Also, what is your power source, Mains or battery?
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Re: Looking for Power Supply
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2021, 08:38:37 pm »
Just get a good quality smartphone charger, for example Anker.
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Re: Looking for Power Supply
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2021, 08:44:21 pm »
« Last Edit: July 10, 2021, 08:48:03 pm by tunk »
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Re: Looking for Power Supply
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2021, 09:02:42 pm »
Ikea stuff will at least be safe!

Pi's tend to be rather sensitive about their supply voltage, it needs to be at the top end of the 5V tolerance range (up to 5.25V) for reliable operation, particularly if powering any Hats.

The official Pi power supply is rated 5.1V @ 3A.  Actually, why don't you buy an official one? They're not expensive and you'll have peace of mind.
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