Post AwsougAgm2Xy0gphWC by ubi@ecoevo.social
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 (DIR) Post #AwsougAgm2Xy0gphWC by ubi@ecoevo.social
       2025-08-06T03:59:53Z
       
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       A question for the makers, is it possible to use a 6V LiPO battery, the one that they use for e-bikes, to power a Raspberry Pi 5?I can use a buck converter to drop it to 5V, but I was wondering if it would have the 5A required by the Raspberry Pi 5.#makers #raspberrypi
       
 (DIR) Post #AwsouhRO3RUvwleYBU by picofarad@noauthority.social
       2025-08-06T05:29:30Z
       
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       @ubi ... yes, you can look at the datasheet for the "C" value or just see how many short amps it has. usually lithium is 10A, but some do 30A. It is possible the battery management won't let it do that, but the batteries themselves can do 10A easily. and be aware that they're not actually 6V at the batteries themselves, if they are LiPO. LiPO *ought* be able to do dozens (Dozens!) of amps continuous, and they're 2 in series for 6 volts *when dead* - it should be 7.4-ish volts when charged.