Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Powering my mirror?
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My problem with it was that I didn’t want to have the brick of it out side the case. Or 3 foot of wire looped inside but I’ll have to cut it to add the step down anyway. So I may as well try it that way first. But I also didn’t know if it was big enough for both To run off of.
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i ran into this problem awhile back but got put on the backburner.
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@The-Bean Whats the buck down converter? I guess the pi is just a to big load for it
Never expect those china buck down converters to achieve more than 50% of what they say they will do (especially without additional cooler)
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@The-Bean you might want to try with a additional cooler on the converter since the pi is not constantly pulling 2A, so it might work
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@The-Bean When it gets really hot I would try with a heatsink
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the converter its self doesnt really get hot.(that i have noticed) it just the wire to the pi. and once it drops, it doesnt adjust anymore.
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hm strange I mean I don’t know the cable size you use, but 5V 2A is pretty much nothing for any cable. Should not really get hot for sure
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thats what i thought… i will continue to investigate and post back if i find anything.
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2A is not nothing for a thin cable. What kind of cable are you using? If it is just a very thin one, it would also explain the huge voltage drop. Try using a thicker one.
I am running the Pi with a SSD with one of those very cheap china buck converters without any issues for 6 months now.
