-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 TL> So, no negative reports, plenty of positive ones.

 MK> Excellent!  I like when that happens.

Me too. :-)

 TL> The extre speed will be handy, but the increase in current draw
 TL> rules out a lot of "generic" power supplies.

 MK> Good point.  From my limited understanding of the current situation I
 MK> am inclined to either wait or look at a different system ... if indeed
 MK> it matters any at all.

If you don't need the speed, a Pi 2 is a good choice. 

 TL> The Pi 1 and 2 series will happy run from off the sheld DC-DC
 TL> converters

 MK> Bonus.  I have a 25W DC/DC (9-32 VDC) collecting dust at the moment
 MK> that should
 MK>  have no problen powering one of those.

I'm assuming that's the input voltage rating.  You didn't mention the current
rating though.  These days, I tend to go for switchmode converters, because I
often want to run off batteries and switchmode are vastly more efficient (can
exceed 90%).  They also run cooler, which is handy on those hot summer days. 
The only downside is the potential for RFI, but there's still a lot of good
ones out there.


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