Don't use 5A !
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I've been using the rockpro64 for first time today, with a power plug I bought separately 12V 5A. 

The first attempts to boot were a total failure with the keyboard leds blinking so something was going wrong for sure. 
Tried many SD cards until I got the board working. 
Surprise : the wifi module is not supported.... Confused  ok let's use a USB wifi dongle.

After some minutes my RockPro64 was simply disconnecting from the wifi, lagging in the console, and finally freezing.
In theory if you provide a higher Amp, the board should only drain what it needs... but then I tried a 2A power source I had around and all the problems were gone. The board was working as it was sopposed to do, with IPFS running for hours.

I've seen other posts about having problems with 5A.
So... keep your boards down to 3A. My suspicion is that 5A are only needed when you have LCD screen or other power consuming accessories connected.


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Don't use 5A ! - by vdo - 12-03-2018, 04:25 PM
RE: Don't use 5A ! - by tux_on_tour - 12-10-2018, 07:42 AM
Don't use 5A ! - by zaflaucich - 12-10-2018, 11:00 AM

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