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Raspberry pi powersupply change from micro usb to dc power plug

Former Member over 10 years ago

Hi!

As topic suggests I want to change the powerconnection from the flimsy micro usb to a sturdy dc power plug.

Is this doable?

I was thinking something in the line of DC kontakt 2,5 mm chassi > DC-kontakter | Kjell.com

Thanks in advance

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gadget.iom over 10 years ago

Could a small board be made that plugs onto the GPIO header and provides power to the 5v pins on there?
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gadget.iom over 10 years ago

Could a small board be made that plugs onto the GPIO header and provides power to the 5v pins on there?
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shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

Hi Paul,

Yes that is possible, it worked for me. However,I only tried on a RPI B model (and I don't know which one, they had all that trouble with polyfuses etc a while back and had another 'B' revision) and things may have changed again for the B+. I think it should be feasible, but I'm just not sure.
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gadget.iom over 10 years ago in reply to shabaz

I might investigate the feasibility of designing one with a 7805 regulator etc.
I do share Robins concerns over durability of the Micro-USB connector I would expect the 26/40-Pin header to withstand slightly more abuse..
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