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    That God %$#@ Lightning Bolt

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    • quicksilverQ
      quicksilver @Capeman
      last edited by

      @capeman my canakit gives me the occasional lighting bolt on my overclocked pi3. I have heard others say the same. I switched to a different power supply and no longer have issues.

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        UnrealDuke
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        I had no intention of overclocking my RPi. Just the idea of using a regular USB power supply that is commonly available to power it. Since I have two RPi's I bought 2 proper power supplies which hopefully will never give me a "Lightning Bolt" ever again. Unfortunately I had to wait until the guy who sold the things opened his store. Frequently he had a sign in the door that said "Back in 1 Hour".

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        • ClassicGMRC
          ClassicGMR @quicksilver
          last edited by

          @quicksilver said in That God %$#@ Lightning Bolt:

          @classicgmr https://www.amazon.com/Mackertop-HSTNN-LA43-PA-1150-22HA-779573-001-761247-002/dp/B01HB44IE6

          This is the power supply that I'm using with my pi3, I am also using the super kintaro case. I have had no issues with this power supply and I'm overclocked.

          Just an update to reclaim my thread. ;)

          This has been working just fine for me. Haven't seen a lightning bolt since I started using it. Only hardwired 3A cables for me from now on. Thank you all for your suggestions. :)

          Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
          Enjoy the ride!

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