How much resistance would I need to put before the ground to prevent frying my raspberry Pi?
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I've built a Motion Sensor with the Arduino and it didn't need any resistance to ground.... but maybe the Pi is different, that I don't know. check it out &gt;&gt;&gt;. http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/PIRsense
1945692
Yes you will need a fan they get quite hot to the touch and to avoid any problems it's best to just have some air circulating around/over top the Erupters. If you don't they'll burn out fast , your usb ports will burn out fast and you can possibly do damage to your motherboard (Probably over extensive use though).
766401
Please (call manufacturer to be sure) mine melted/popped also depends on what system watts you may have but play it safe call the experts Robert....good luck!
2060776
do not exceed 6500 watt and balance your circuits. you can turn off and on any of up to 10 circuits to stay in your safe zone,dick
1229866
I'm guessing it would fry it, but check the documentation that come with yours (I don't have mine handy).The chargers I'm used to using are so fragile (electrically), I probably wouldn't want to push this one, although I've got two and they've never given me any problems. The cheapo ones that come with RTF kits are the ones I had problems with.TL;DR: most likely not.
915065
Never plug a power backup unit such as this into a protector strip. It can cause power surges and other issues.
81487
Yes. Absolutely, and if anyone wants to argue differently, I'll be happy to forward the pictures of my burnt out Bestek and the charred internal control board. Nothing but a laptop drawing current when this happened. If the manufacturer is reading this, experienced a control board fire in the vicinity of capacitors 2 & 14, and Diodes 6,7,8,9. Yes, my breaker tripped at the box, but not before the damage, and it was anything but overloaded. The fire literally shot out of the *grounding receptacle* (bursting capacitor maybe?), which burned a hole in my sleeve and another on my thumb. There's a good chance your fire insurance is invalidated by using non UL listed products -and as I discovered today, for good reason. I've permanently retired all three of mine and won't be looking back.
2027886
I don't know about ground fault protection, but I would advise you not buy one of these bricks. If you LOOK at them wrong, they short out. I have 3 bricks. One that shorted out was my fault, but the other 2 buzzed all by themselves. Buy an "OutBack Gridtie Inverter" and skip the learning curve. They WORK. Again, don't buy this chinese piece of crap. you've been warned.
665598
I used a 12v supply with a 5.5mm x 2.1mm connectorTontec® 12V 2A Power Supply Adapter for Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Raspberry Pi B+ Raspberry Pi B Raspberry Pi A Banana Pi
2068679
I haven't really used it for any length of time and it was some time ago but I don't think overheating is a problem. The biggest problem with R-Pi is that you have to use a good USB power for it and if you plan to use several USB devices you have to get an externally powered USB hub or you will run into problems.
425615
I looked up the power requirements for Rasberry Pi and it looks like this might be a good power source but the amperage has to be within a certain range and that part is not clear. The ICarrier has 5 volts so that part should be fine. If I were you I would call the friendly folks at New Trent to clarify. Good luck.
1253326
I never let it get that low. Since there is no shut off, I can only assume it would burn out the element. I plug in, use and unplug.
2193111
Definitely. I'd put electrical tape on the bottom since it's metal - or disable flash just In case. You don't wanna fry any electricals. Buy like 5 of these they become so versatile esp when other things start to break.
1511195
My protector is near the main electrical, so I ground to the same point. You could also drive a grounding stake but I've never had to do that so I don't know how much work that entails. Indoors you'll have to run a line to a nearby box (wall outlet or switch)
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I THINK so, Friend Sutherland... This unit SEEMS to have no built-in Loading Resistor Array (as my other one had) to overheat and raise the Stench Level. This unit clearly tests for UNLOADED PSU voltages; imho the price reflects that lightweight design. OTOH, searching the Web on the terms [ ATX Molex pinout ] will reliably reveal the Two Magic Pins that are momentarily connected to each other in order to to start the works whenever the Box's front-panel button is pressed from cold-start... One wee jumper, permanently bridging those two adjacent Molex pins, will Just Do the Job for No Money. That's what I do in MY lab whenever called-for. Hasn't ever failed me. Just doing what the test appliance does, is all! ;) And that is all. 0{;-)o[
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I ran a small 400 watt inverter off of this unit to operate a laptop computer up on the dash of my motorhome while underway. Worked fine but the key of course is having it on a properly fused 12 volt circuit matched to whatever device your trying to run. This unit has a 15 amp limit. Use it improperly and I'm sure it would burn up.
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To the best of my knowledge, powered USB riser will not work without being powered. Although I have not tested it myself.