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Power and batteries - Raspberry Pi Tutorial

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Power and batteries

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- [Instructor] If you run the Raspberry Pi headless without a monitor, keyboard, or mouse, you can run the Raspberry Pi anywhere without a connection to wall power, including a cleverly disguised plastic box. Hi, I'm Mark Niemann-Ross and welcome to this week's edition of Raspberry Pi Weekly. Every week, we explore the Raspberry Pi and share useful tips. The Raspberry Pi can run on a tiny bit of power without counting the monitor or peripherals, a Raspberry Pi will consume about 12 Watts. In comparison, a laptop will consume 60 Watts. Some desktop computers consume 250 Watts. So unlike most other computers, the Raspberry Pi can be run off of a battery. Running your Raspberry Pi on a battery is simple if you use an external battery pack intended to recharge a smartphone. These are also known as portable chargers. To calculate the size of a battery pack, you need to know how much power you need and for how long you need it. The Raspberry Pi requires between 700 and 2,500 milliamps. So…

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