I was already up to 5A buck converters with my Pi4s overclocked and powering a screen, 2 or 3 USBs. I haven't tried to go portable yet with my Pi5s. I was using 12v Milwaukee batteries and "robotics connectors" for the batteries to just plug in. I may have to step up to 18v for the extra power and flat packs for packaging, and runtime. The nice thing about the Pi4s was I can sometimes get 7 hours, swap batteries and keep going. Buck converters seem to isolate the battery pack, so you can plug in wall power on the USB C while you swap. The Pi will also turn off before running the battery too low.
I could not find 5A buck converters until just a few month ago. For the higher voltage, there are TONS of 19V adapters. I have a few of those for monitors and laptop chargers off the 12v battery system.
Thanks for the video Tom, Just wondering if Armbian is the fastest Linux on the Pi 5. I too have the Pi 5 8GB model and I've tried MX Linux. So far it works amazingly well and is quite snappy!
You can get around PO Box restrictions most of the time by putting it in as a street address with your PO Box number. For example: "404 Gimmick Street #**** (city, state, zipcode).
Yep, I had reset or nonstart issues using an alternative usb c power supply. These alternatives I bought were rated for enough power, but the output at the power rating is using higher voltage. The 5 V at 5 A is a relatively rare power set supplied by USB power warts PD devices. Most do not support all voltage/amp combinations in the PD spec. Couldn't find a RPi 5 power supply at the time. Finally got one from Canakit, worked flawlessy since then.
Even as small as many x86 system have gotten they are still large and take more power at idle which most system are at even when being used. Considering he lives in a van that means he probably uses batteries and solar charging for his power needs where every extra watt counts
I was already up to 5A buck converters with my Pi4s overclocked and powering a screen, 2 or 3 USBs. I haven't tried to go portable yet with my Pi5s. I was using 12v Milwaukee batteries and "robotics connectors" for the batteries to just plug in. I may have to step up to 18v for the extra power and flat packs for packaging, and runtime. The nice thing about the Pi4s was I can sometimes get 7 hours, swap batteries and keep going. Buck converters seem to isolate the battery pack, so you can plug in wall power on the USB C while you swap. The Pi will also turn off before running the battery too low.
I could not find 5A buck converters until just a few month ago. For the higher voltage, there are TONS of 19V adapters. I have a few of those for monitors and laptop chargers off the 12v battery system.
Thanks for the video Tom, Just wondering if Armbian is the fastest Linux on the Pi 5. I too have the Pi 5 8GB model and I've tried MX Linux. So far it works amazingly well and is quite snappy!
I want to give MX a try, too.
You can get around PO Box restrictions most of the time by putting it in as a street address with your PO Box number. For example: "404 Gimmick Street #**** (city, state, zipcode).
that would flag the cc card
Can you try OpenBSD on it?
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Thanks!
Can i ask something i wanna buy a pimoroni nvme base for raspberry pi 5 and i wanna ask does power supply matter much or can i use the old 5V 3A?
I would buy a power supply specifically for the Pi 5,
Yep, I had reset or nonstart issues using an alternative usb c power supply. These alternatives I bought were rated for enough power, but the output at the power rating is using higher voltage. The 5 V at 5 A is a relatively rare power set supplied by USB power warts PD devices. Most do not support all voltage/amp combinations in the PD spec. Couldn't find a RPi 5 power supply at the time. Finally got one from Canakit, worked flawlessy since then.
@@SwitchedtoLinux thanks i gonna look into as soon as possible
Still don't get why people use raspberry pi as desktop Linux when you can get Intel n100 for the same price
Even as small as many x86 system have gotten they are still large and take more power at idle which most system are at even when being used. Considering he lives in a van that means he probably uses batteries and solar charging for his power needs where every extra watt counts
Wait. I had no idea you were a van guy. Is that correct??? Help me get there!!! Chat with me!😊
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