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Can I damage or even kill a sbc if I use a power supply with a lower amperage than what is recommended/expected by the manufacturers? (self.raspberrypi)

submitted 11 months ago by GustavoM to c/[email protected]

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Title. In other words, sbc recommended/optimal power supply is 5V4A but I use an 5V3A instead -- will it damage or kill the sbc? The reasoning behind this is "an direct undervolting towards the system, for lower power draw and temps".

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[–] GustavoM 1 points 11 months ago

There are minimum risk that the sbc is damaged (0 risk don’t exists) although.

Let me guess -- those same risks also exists with a (required volts per amps) power supply? Then again, I'm planning to use it on an sbc meant to stay idle 24/7, so I guess I should be fine. Thank you for your input as well.