power for the pi

[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?

[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.

[adamdbz]

well i got it
and now am using raspbmc
and i want too overclock will the charger handle it?

[alexeames]

Should be fine