[aprssig] DC Power Pole to USB for Pi 4 computers
wa7skg
wa7skg at wa7skg.com
Wed Mar 24 23:42:58 EDT 2021
Bought two of these. Fine for charging phones and tablets. Doesn't run a
Raspberry Pi for beans. Quite pricey for what it is. Sitting in a box
somewhere unused.
I bought several of these
https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Multiple-Backseat-Passenger-BlackBerry/dp/B06XHJZL91/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=12v+usb+charger+multi+port&qid=1616642698&sr=8-9
cut the cigar lighter plug off and put on PowerPoles. RPi runs fine in it.
Michael WA7SKG
Greg Clark wrote on 3/24/21 5:29 PM:
> Yeah -- seems overly complicated. How about this?
>
> https://powerwerx.com/usbbuddy-powerpole-usb-converter-device-charger
>
> Greg K7RKT
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 5:24 PM John D. Hays <john at hays.org
> <mailto:john at hays.org>> wrote:
>
> A good solution, but it does prevent installing a HAT (such as a
> DRAWS™ or Adafruit Ultimate GPS HAT).
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:52 PM Greg Clark <k7rkt at bigredbee.com
> <mailto:k7rkt at bigredbee.com>> wrote:
>
> This looks like it would do the trick:
>
> https://www.hackster.io/bobr-rigado/pi-go-amateur-radio-power-for-your-raspberry-pi-536a81
>
> Greg K7RKT
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:06 PM MJ Inabnit <ke6sls at arrl.net
> <mailto:ke6sls at arrl.net>> wrote:
>
>
> Looks like a whole lot of folks are trying to find a nice
> tidy Power
> Pole power adapter to supply power to Raspberry Pi 4's. I
> know there
> are many small companies building neat stuff like mini-APRS
> rigs. So is
> anyone building a Power Pole power supply for the Pi's yet?
> Any good
> tips or links would be very welcome as I plan to move my
> APRS and packet
> systems to a new Pi 4 in the near future. All my gear is
> using the
> power poles and the rigrunner/MFJ power pole dc distribution
> boxes.
>
> Thanks all! 73
>
> Jaye ke6sls
>
>
More information about the aprssig
mailing list