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power for the pi

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:44 am
by adamdbz
Hi
I will be getting the Pi very soon and I wanted to know if I can run it from a nokia charger that has micro usb and 1200mA
The Pi needs 700mA
So will it fry it?

Re: power for the pi

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:38 pm
by alexeames
No, that charger should be fine. It's the Volts that is crucial not to be too high. As long as Volts are 5.0 +/- 0.25 the Pi will only draw the current it needs. If the voltage is too high, it might try to draw more than is good for it. :D

Re: power for the pi

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:06 am
by adamdbz
well i got it
and now am using raspbmc
and i want too overclock will the charger handle it?

Re: power for the pi

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:29 pm
by alexeames
Should be fine :D