The Pi 5 doesn’t require 5v 5amp. You just get limited power on downstream USB devices (like max 1 or 0.5 amp, not really that bad). It will run just fine on 3 amp PSU.
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Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Does it still require the stupid 5V5A power adapter?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It will not
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
www.raspberrypi.com/…/getting-started.html
Raspberry Pi 5 5V/5A, 5V/3A limits peripherals to 600mA
5 amp is not a requirement, just a suggestion.
Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
5amp is a requirement. It will crash under load without it.
I know because I have personally experienced this.
InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah wrf was that? Even the risc64 visionfive2 used usbpd properly.
It’s 2024 and we live in a society.
frezik@midwest.social 2 months ago
Seems to be a constant problem with the Rasbperry Pi Foundation designs. They’ve often screwed up their power design.
Not that using shitty old phone chargers was ever going to work, but it should never have been as picky as it was.