On Friday, October 5, 2018 at 7:23:14 AM UTC+2, bob prohaska wrote:

> Any idea what sort of power consumption can be expected for a
> modern small mechanical hard drive? The only one I have is old
> and probably uses twice the power of the Pi when idling. For 24/7
> operation that does add up. The extra wallwart and wires don't help.

An 2.5 USB HD will use around 2-3 W if powered only by 1 USB port (5V, 500 mA
max).

Bye Jack

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