Frank Nicholas <fr...@nicholasfamilycentral.com>:
> > Hackerboards like the Pi, Odroid, and Beaglebone are picky about
> > getting clean power because they're designed for lowest cost. Power
> > regulation is expensive compared to logic gates, and this is one of
> > the corners they cut. Under-voltage or under-wattage can cause
>
> I don’t think the issue is that the board designers cut cost - there’s power
> regulation on the boards.
I'm sure there is. But not a lot of it. Many are the reports of problems in
the
presence of wobbly power - I'd heard a few myself even before I started working
with these boards.
> The issue is that the there are a lot of crappy power supplies that don’t
> come close to putting out the volts/amps/watts that they are rated for. The
> **Power Supplies** are made with cost cutting measures and/or false
> marking/advertising.
>
> Best to buy a power supply from a board reseller, that the reseller
> “qualifies” or recommends for the board.
Agreed. I'll add some language to this effect.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>
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