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    • bernard

      Powerblock
      ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co. • power block power on stops booting • • bernard

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      petrockblog

      For me it is the first time to hear of such a behaviour. Does the PowerBlock work fine afterwards or has it become just unreliable at all?
      Maybe there was some sort of voltage transient that caused the malfunction of the PowerBlock IC.

    • ayekaye

      Pi Will not boot with power strip
      Help and Support • power switch power on power problem power strip • • ayekaye

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      edmaul69

      @jonnykesh you are right. I am an idiot. And i set that every time i set up a pi so i should have remembered that.

    • MB

      Advise Needed for Wiring Rocker Switch to Power Entire Retropie Arcade
      Help and Support • power switch power supply switch power off power on • • MB

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      brendan

      @Lurker thank you for this detail, also super helpful for me. I am considering doing the same thing but using this switch (Pilot Automotive PL-SW26 Performance Toggle Switch with Red Safety Cover https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GTMUUI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6uZQDbMXHJDGD). I don’t have any electrical experience - can I ask you what the difference would be here given this only has 2 connectors vs the 3 in the other switch?

    • smoothmalik

      RP3 B+ and Power over Ethernet ?
      General Discussion and Gaming • rpi3b+ power off power on • • smoothmalik

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      smoothmalik

      @Drakaen391 thanks will check it out.

    • Walsonde

      RPi 1B+ (OSMC) boot and led problem w/power block
      ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co. • power block power on power switch led • • Walsonde

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      petrockblog

      It is important to note that the switch and the optional status LED need to be connected to the 2x2 pins header in any case. The signal break outs S1 and S2 are not meant for the switch and the LED, but rather for the communication between the PowerBlock and The RPi. Here is a summary for the connection between the break outs and the RPi:

      S1: pin 12 S2: pin 11 5V OUT +: pin 2 or pin 4 5V OUT -: pin 6 or pin 9
    • Thetrip

      Tv won't turn on and off together with Rpi3
      Help and Support • tv-screen boot power off power on • • Thetrip

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      Thetrip

      so ,i was kinda overloaded with stuff didn't realy proceed with what i posted, i am back to making the arcade now ,still i am fazed with this problem ,since i am gonna be making a shutdown/boot button for the pi,if i connect in parrallel to this connection the button that you push to manually open the TV is it gonna work ?.My main concern is frying the pi due to the tv being a higher power device ,should i use a relay for that kind of work?.

    • Lumpy53

      Newbie help please!
      Help and Support • restart power on • • Lumpy53

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      Lumpy53

      I just ordered another one. But I put in my original Raspberry Pi card and it works fine. Shuts down and starts back up fine.

    • electricmagma

      Switch turns off, but not back on again
      ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co. • power on control block switch • • electricmagma

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      LaserGecko

      @petrockblog You might want to add a bit more explanatory wording to the Control Block installation page. It might be intuitive to most, but I missed it, too, initially.