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Re:Raspberry Pi 3 on Sale by jasonkostempski on Monday February 29, 2016 @11:19AM (#11196312)
Probably a stupid question, I don't know much about this stuff. Is there any reason not to just use a 2.5A even if you're not connecting power-hungry USB devices? If it doesn't cost significantly more and it doesn't hurt to use 2.5 anyway, it's something I'd rather not have to worry about.
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Re:Raspberry Pi 3 on Sale by khedoros on Monday February 29, 2016 @12:57PM (#11196928)
Feel free. It'll only draw as much current as it needs. The rating on the power supply is just an upper bound of what it can (theoretically) provide.
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