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Build HAT Python library
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PiJuice compatibility #183

Closed raul-dan closed 1 year ago

raul-dan commented 1 year ago

I've got both PiJuice and BuildHat and I was wondering if I can power my Pi with PiJuice and BuildHat with a separate 7.5v battery pack. My electrical engineering knowledge is limited and I couldn't figure out if I risk burning all 3 boards if I do that or not.

chrisruk commented 1 year ago

I'm not really familiar with the PiJuice, it looks like it is designed to supply 5V to the pi itself though.

I've powered an older revision of the build HAT with a battery pack like - https://www.batteryspace.com/Battery-holder-Li-Ion-18650-Battery-Holder-2S1P-With-2.6-long-20AWG.aspx with 2x 18650 batteries and attached the wires to a screw terminal with a 'cctv' style plug, to plug directly into the build hat.

Hope that helps