Yellow lightning bolt question
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This morning, I was playing a game on my Pi, decided to finish up, quit the game and selected "Shut down system" from the ES menu. And just as I was doing that, I happened to notice the dreaded yellow lightning bolt in the corner of the screen, just for a moment. I turned the system back on and played the same game for a few minutes and shut down the system again, trying to see if I could perhaps replicate it, but it didn't show up again. And hasn't shown up again since.
I've been using the same exact setup for several months now (no overclocking, 5V 3A power supply that came with my Mizuei case, only a DualShock 4 and standard USB keyboard plugged in) and this is the first time I've seen the lightning bolt.
What could have caused it to appear momentarily like that, just as I was shutting down? And is it something I should be worried about?
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What could have caused it to appear momentarily like that, just as I was shutting down?
I wonder if your heater or AC was kicking on at that exact time or maybe a power brownout or if you're using an old surge protector, maybe it time to replace it. Those things don't last forever and can wear out over time from multiple power surges. Also if you're going to replace your surge, you might as well spend a little more and get a Battery Backup which will help with surges and brownouts. I've got this one that I plug my modem/router into and my main Raspberry Pi.
And is it something I should be worried about?
If it only ever happens once, I wouldn't worry about. If it keeps happening, then it could be an issue. Maybe a short in the power cable? Bad surge protector? Dirty power?
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