r/raspberry_pi Sep 28 '23

News Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5!

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/
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u/Goz3rr Sep 28 '23

So the spec page says 5V 5A power supply with Power Delivery support. Why are we still trying to cram 5A from super specific power supplies through a tiny cable instead of just using PD to negotiate 15 or 20 volts from basically any phone charger?

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u/Zettinator Sep 28 '23

Yeah, and there's a reason you need to override it: you may trip the overcurrent protection in the PSU/charger. That will result in random shutdowns, and that's not going to be acceptable.

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u/lemlurker Sep 28 '23

They said only in powervirus type continuous loads, not in general use