[clue] USB power supply.

[Jim Ockers]

Hi David,

I have a wall jack that has 2 USB ports built in (and one normal 110VAC outlet).  I use it for charging phones with no issues.  I'm not sure if it would be stable enough for a Pi though.

Jim

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-----Original message-----
> From:David L. Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us <mailto:anselmi at anselmi.us> >
> Sent: Tuesday 3rd December 2013 13:01
> To: CLUE <clue at cluedenver.org <mailto:clue at cluedenver.org> >
> Subject: [clue] USB power supply.
> 
> I bought a USB power supply (plugs into the wall, has 2 USB ports for power) but it doesn't work 
> very well.  It seems to fall over after leaving it running a Pi for a while.
> 
> As I was thinking about replacements it occurs to me that I have some old ATX supplies that have 5v 
> outputs.  I looked a bit for a little board with 4 or so USB jacks that I could hook up to one.  I 
> didn't find much but there ought to be something used to extend the USB headers on a motherboard out 
> to the case.
> 
> Then I realized that I have an old USB 1.0 hub and that should work fine for giving me 4 ports, 
> since all I need is power.  So then I only need one jack to connect to the supply, or I can cut the 
> end off the hub.  I think I'll work on that a bit.
> 
> Anyone know a better way?
> 
> Dave
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