Post B0aul5ZLtftLUrD5vs by michal@toot.kottman.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #B0aul3c7AQufQqUGxc by michal@toot.kottman.xyz
       2025-09-17T16:19:45Z
       
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       I wanted to "properly" power my #raspberrypi 5 from 12V. Initially I wanted to go through GPIO pins with a buck converter, but then I thought "what runs on 12V? Car!" So I got a cheapish car lighter plug -> USB-C PD adapter.It's tiny! It claims 35W, the Pi pulls ~10W at peak, so hopefully it's fine. Right now it's powering the Pi via bunch of aligator clip cables, I'm benchmarking it and it hasn't yet complained about undervoltage.Fingers crossed!
       
 (DIR) Post #B0aul5ZLtftLUrD5vs by michal@toot.kottman.xyz
       2025-09-17T16:28:03Z
       
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       Yes, this will definitely work!(with proper wiring of course)
       
 (DIR) Post #B0aul72SQwle3PpqwC by michal@toot.kottman.xyz
       2025-09-22T16:08:52Z
       
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       $ uptime ... up 3 days, 19:51 ...Seems to be working well for just a bunch of aligator clips hanging off random surfaces!