Timeline for Can I feed the device with a current rating that's higher than what's recommended?
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| Jul 20, 2012 at 22:58 | comment | added | varesa | Also higher the current, bigger the zap if you were to accidentally short something out | |
| Jun 15, 2012 at 1:32 | comment | added | mlp | To clarify the answer's final statement, "5 amps would be excessive" to buy specifically for this application, but a power supply with a 5 (or 500) amp rating but otherwise meeting the requirements, that you happened to already have, would work perfectly and would not harm the Pi. | |
| Jun 14, 2012 at 16:53 | comment | added | Andrew Larsson | +1 You merely need to supply enough amps. The device itself is responsible for drawing them. | |
| Jun 14, 2012 at 12:47 | vote | accept | Alessandro Cosentino | ||
| Jun 14, 2012 at 3:21 | history | answered | winwaed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |