04-29-2016, 09:34 AM
(04-29-2016, 09:11 AM)montero65 Wrote: That's a good reference, thanks. I didn't know anything about the power supplies honestly, was just looking for one rated at 5V, 2.0-2.5A, and that CanaKit one seemed the best option on Amazon. So maybe not the best I could have done, but seemed to be the best Amazon had. The SBC scene is new to me, and I'm sure I'll learn more as I go. I'm hoping the Pine one is as good as the LoveRPI then. Any idea on how the LoveRPI stands up against the official RPi available that ssvb mentioned?
I didn't think there would be such differences. Would be nice if Pine recommended which PSU to use, but I'm guessing since they are selling one as well, that might be counter-intuitive to do so.
One of the reasons you dont see recommendations is there are so many fakes. That and since the board is geared toward a hardware hacker crowd (even if the marketing was overdone and trying to sell to everyone). they expect you will know how to find the stuff you need. Since I have learned that the Pi's and Pine can be so sensitive to voltage fluctuation I go overboard. I use supplies well over the needed range and then use DC-DC converters to bring it down to what I need. I fyou have to buy the supply its not cheap, but if you use an old laptop supply or printer, or modem, or network device, you can find supplies that are rated at 2A or better and then just use your choice of DC-DC converter for about $5 or less. This again though is a your mileage will vary. I have had some DC-DC converters that are rock solid at 5.0v until you push them over 500ma then they do odd things mostly though they will drop the voltage down to the 4.5-4.8 range . My current favorite has given me no troulbe but I dont have a dummy load like that review to test it.