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from: DENNIS LEE BIEBER
date: 2018-02-06 10:49:00
subject: Re: Raspberry pi 3 powers

On Tue, 6 Feb 2018 09:35:01 +0000, RobH  declaimed the
following:

>
>I realise that 1.58 amps is not enough power to do what I want it to, so
>I'll get one of those fast charging cables.

 Make sure your power supply is also rated high enough... 5V at 2A means
you need a 10Watt supply. The power supply that came with my RPi3 kit is
5.25V @ 2.4A => 12.6W.

 If too close to the power supply rating, the supply might be reducing
voltage to provide the current.
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