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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by neurostimulant on Saturday November 21, 2020 @06:43AM (#25169145)
There was a parking kiosk machine near my house that was using a raspberry pi. I only know it was a raspberry pi because it's often stuck in the boot screen with the raspberry pi logo at the top. My pihole runs for months without issue, but this kiosk was down really often. I wonder why, maybe the sd card is not reliable enough, or maybe it's the climate fluctuation like you mentioned because the kiosk is outdoor?
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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by nottorp on Saturday November 21, 2020 @07:08AM (#25169258)
What I've noticed is they can run off 500 mA usb if you run them headless, but need the full 2A from their power adapter if you run X and usb peripherals.

So your pihole doesn't heat as much as the pi in that kiosk even given the same room temperature. And then, the temps inside an outdoor box in the sun can go way up too.

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