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- Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:57 am
- Forum: General Hardware
- Topic: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
- Replies: 9
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Re: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
The issue is the 1000c will not supply enough power to power the Pi3 and a HDMI screen you need the Power boost 1000b https://www.adafruit.com/products/2030 It can power up to 4A on a 1.8v+ supply but you will need a separate charging circuit like this http://tinyurl.com/hbofw22 or if the battery h...
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:56 am
- Forum: General Hardware
- Topic: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8608
Re: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
yes, except it's even worse than that... 3A is a LOT for a handheld but it's also 3A @5V which is 15W. Naaaaaah... looks quite hard to handle with :/ I mean, a battery with this capacity isn't easy to find. And by the way, I want the system to be compact so a second battery for the screen might be ...
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:53 am
- Forum: General Hardware
- Topic: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8608
Re: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
to work out what that needs to be for 5v, lets say you need 2.1 A. 2.1x5 = 10.5watts 10.5/3.7 = 2.84A +10% (for the loss in efficiency) brings us to just over 3A@3.7v the 1c rating for the 2500mAh battery is 2.5A, but we need 3A. so a 2500 mAh 3.7v battery will struggle in this example OK! I think ...
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:16 am
- Forum: General Hardware
- Topic: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8608
Re: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
First, thank you very much for your answer A Pi3 AND a HDMI screen might be asking a bit much of a powerboost 1000 tbh... also depends on the discharge rating of your chosen battery... At the moment, we didn't really chose the battery. We are looking for a great way to do it :D So if you have any go...
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:01 am
- Forum: General Hardware
- Topic: How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
- Replies: 9
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How to split the output of a PowerBoost supply card
Hello everybody! So i'd like to know if there is a easy solution to split the power output of this card : https://www.adafruit.com/product/2465 In fact, i would like to use it to power a Raspberry PI 3 B and a screen https://www.adafruit.com/product/1678 at the same time. So I have to split the outp...