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Re:How I use my Raspberry Pis to help me work on with my sid... by clanrebornyes on Friday January 18, 2019 @03:15AM (#18937803)
It's not - it's a hack. Powerbanks aren't design for random surge in power output which is what Raspberry Pi requires.

Usually used for charging other batteries.

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Re:How I use my Raspberry Pis to help me work on with my sid... by jdietrich on Friday January 18, 2019 @09:58AM (#18939695)
That depends on the powerbank. Many powerbanks with Quick Charge 3.0 support will supply over 4A at 5V without power delivery negotiation. It's a hack, but so is the Raspberry Pi - I wouldn't trust a powerbank for anything critical, but I wouldn't trust a Raspberry Pi either.
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Re:How I use my Raspberry Pis to help me work on with my sid... by u02sgb on Friday January 18, 2019 @04:29AM (#18938112)
Can you clarify why? Surely they are just normal batteries with a charging circuit? I'd have thought it was more a problem with "pass through charging" where the battery needs to discharge (RPi) and charge at the same time.
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Re:How I use my Raspberry Pis to help me work on with my sid... by WrtCdEvrydy on Friday January 18, 2019 @09:43AM (#18939581)
Powerbanks are designed for continous load for a trickle charge.

An RPi can suck down a continously changing power input.

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Re:How I use my Raspberry Pis to help me work on with my sid... by cat199 on Friday January 18, 2019 @11:16AM (#18940288)
> Powerbanks aren't design for

What particularly makes them unsuitable for this?

Many things 'aren't designed' for something but work just fine in that capacity..

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