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by markflip
Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Farnell VS RS delivery times
Replies: 143
Views: 31297

Re: Farnell VS RS delivery times

I ordered 2 raspi's, one from each company. RS were the first to email me saying I could confirm the order, which I did on 22nd June (and they took my payment for the pi and 2 cases). The next day Farnell completed my order with them and a few days later I had received the Pi from Farnell. To date t...
by markflip
Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:20 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: STICKY: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi
Replies: 321
Views: 1305153

Re: How to start using your Raspberry Pi

RE: Power supply issues: I experienced a problem with a cheap microUSB lead not being able to cope with the current required, the power source was fine but stick to a good quality microUSB lead (like one supplied to recharge a smartphone) or you might experience problems [my ethernet/external drives...
by markflip
Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Beware cheap micro USB leads - can't hack the current!
Replies: 3
Views: 1142

Beware cheap micro USB leads - can't hack the current!

Long story short, got raspi working perfectly using a lead and 1000mA power source originally supplied to recharge a smartphone. However, when I moved it to its 'remote' home in the loft I used the same power source but a cheap micro-USB lead from 'a popular online auction site' and it failed to pow...

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