Yo Frank!
On Fri, 3 Jun 2016 14:23:19 -0400
Frank Nicholas wrote:
> > On Jun 2, 2016, at 7:42 PM, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> >
> > Attached is a phot of the mess. You can also see the heat sink I
> > added to the CPU.
>
> I put a couple of heatsinks on some of my Pi’s, (the one outside,
> etc
Yo Hal!
On Fri, 03 Jun 2016 03:09:04 -0700
Hal Murray wrote:
> > And what do you call a 'real' meter?
>
> Something that is likely to be accurate. It will cost more than $5.
>
> I have a Fluke 112.
I guess you didn't know I used to work at Fluke. :-)
Yes, real quality stuff, espeially if
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 7:42 PM, Gary E. Miller wrote:
>
> Attached is a phot of the mess. You can also see the heat sink I added
> to the CPU.
I put a couple of heatsinks on some of my Pi’s, (the one outside, etc.), but
they’ve never been needed based on it’s internal temperature sensor. This
Yo Eric!
On Fri, 3 Jun 2016 11:06:47 -0400
"Eric S. Raymond" wrote:
> Frank Nicholas :
> > Another quick note regarding power & the Raspberry Pi B+, 2 & 3 -
> > the red Power LED will turn off to indicate if voltage drops below
> > 4.63V. The Pi MIGHT continue to function Ok, but this is a clea
Frank Nicholas :
> Another quick note regarding power & the Raspberry Pi B+, 2 & 3 - the red
> Power LED will turn off to indicate if voltage drops below 4.63V. The Pi
> MIGHT continue to function Ok, but this is a clear indication of a power
> issue.
>
> It might be a good thing to point out
Another quick note regarding power & the Raspberry Pi B+, 2 & 3 - the red Power
LED will turn off to indicate if voltage drops below 4.63V. The Pi MIGHT
continue to function Ok, but this is a clear indication of a power issue.
It might be a good thing to point out in the HowTo that if the power
> And what do you call a 'real' meter?
Something that is likely to be accurate. It will cost more than $5.
I have a Fluke 112. I got it because we had one at work and I liked it.
It's old enough that they don't make them any more. I'm not sure what I
would get today.
> Any modern meter sh
Yo Hal!
On Thu, 02 Jun 2016 22:30:23 -0700
Hal Murray wrote:
> oli...@mutability.co.uk said:
> > Do you trust your power? The Pi 3 is even more picky than the Pi
> > 2.
>
> Thanks. That could be the problem. Meter says 4.8V. I didn't get
> out a scope to look for dips below that.
I have h
e...@thyrsus.com said:
>> I donât think the issue is that the board designers cut cost -
>>thereâs 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 wor
Frank Nicholas :
> > 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 ca
oli...@mutability.co.uk said:
> Do you trust your power? The Pi 3 is even more picky than the Pi 2.
Thanks. That could be the problem. Meter says 4.8V. I didn't get out a
scope to look for dips below that.
g...@rellim.com said:
> Everyone should have a USB V/A meter, they are cheap. Here is
Yo Frank!
On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:07:27 -0400
Frank Nicholas wrote:
> Best to buy a power supply from a board reseller, that the reseller
> “qualifies” or recommends for the board.
Sadly I have found that no quarantee. After all, RasPi wzs selling 2A
power supplies for a while before they found
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>
> Gary E. Miller :
>>> Do you trust your power? The Pi 3 is even more picky than the Pi 2.
>>
>> The Pi people say 2 amps is not good enough, they recommend 2.5A.
>
> Gary, I've digested your remarks and my experirnce into a new section on
Gary E. Miller :
> > Do you trust your power? The Pi 3 is even more picky than the Pi 2.
>
> The Pi people say 2 amps is not good enough, they recommend 2.5A.
Gary, I've digested your remarks and my experirnce into a new section on power:
== Clean power is important ==
Hackerboards like t
Yo Oliver!
On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 12:00:07 +0100
Oliver Jowett wrote:
> On 2 June 2016 at 11:25, Hal Murray wrote:
>
> > > I just swapped the 701 on a Pi-3 with a 601 on a Pi-2.
> >
> > That didn't take long. The 601 just hung on the Pi-3.
I have had no issues with a GR-601W on my Gentoo/Pi3
Oliver Jowett :
> Do you trust your power? The Pi 3 is even more picky than the Pi 2.
Good point. This does sound like the kind of problem they get from dirty
or weak power.
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Hal Murray :
> > I just swapped the 701 on a Pi-3 with a 601 on a Pi-2.
>
> That didn't take long. The 601 just hung on the Pi-3.
I haven't tested with a USB GPS yet. I might get to today, but I have machines
to set up first.
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