JerryS wrote: > I agree, just try it. Conventional wisdom seems to indicate that a > separate usb power supply is needed but I have been using a pi3 with the > 'official' raspberry wall-wart power supply and a WD Elements 2TB usb > portable disk drive with no extra power supply for over a year now with > no issues at all, even with heavy usage in streaming videos and file > backups. > > Regards > > Jerry Agree, same set-up, Pi3, Pi 2.5amp power supply, WD Elements 2TB USB portable drive, flawless, spins down when not in use, wakes up as soon as there's a demand.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D0L5BH8/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Portable-Computer-Chargers-Power-Supplies/Raspberry-Pi-adapter-UK-EU-5V-5A/B01CCR5P8U/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1498770129&sr=1-1&keywords=raspberry+pi+power+supply LMS 7.9 on a Raspberry Pi 3/piCorePlayer 3.20, playlists and LMS cache on a USB stick, 25K+ music library on a WD MyCloud network drive, Rasberry Pi 2/piCorePlayer 3.02 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 Raspberry Pi 3/piCorePlayer 3.20beta7/HiFiBerry DAC+ > Cambridge Audio Minx 5 (study) Rasberry Pi 2/piCorePlayer 3.02 > HiFiBerry DAC+ > Sharp micro system (garage) 1 x Boom (dining room) - 1 x Touch (used for display and controller only) - 1 x SB3 (spare) - 1 x Radio (spare) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107571 _______________________________________________ diy mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/diy
