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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B US$29 | DIY 16 in 1 Sensor Module Kit US$7.99 | Aluminum Alloy Metal Case US$7.99 Shipped @ LightInTheBox

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Light in the Box is doing FLASH SALE for 3 items below:

1 day Flash Sale only (or until stock is depleted and gone), 1 per Account (as per norm), limited stocks available (100 I was told).

Electrical & Electronics Raspberry Pi Foundation Single Board Computer

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  • redcreek200 on 17/01/2018 - 20:26
    +1

    How much does a power pack cost for these ?

    Edit: I followed the link :) $AU10.67 for those interested.

    • tomochin1991 on 17/01/2018 - 20:30
      -1

      just use a spare phone charger that takes USB. It runs off micro usb port

      • PainToad on 17/01/2018 - 20:42
        +2

        Very bad advice. Not all phone chargers have enough power.

        https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberry…

        • CountDuckula on 18/01/2018 - 15:18

          That link states "The maximum power the Raspberry Pi can use is 1 Amp. If you need to connect a USB device that will take the power requirements above 1 Amp, then you must connect it to an externally-powered USB hub."

          As others have mentioned, the pi isn't happy if the voltage drops. If you connect USB devices that draw more than 1A when combined with the pi itself, or use an under-spec (less than 1-1.5A or so for headroom)or a cheapo no name power supply that cannot supply 1A without the voltage sagging you'll have issues.

          Any semi-recent, official phone charger will be 2A/5V and will work perfectly with the a rpi 3.
          I'd use an official samsung/htc/whatever 2A phone charger over a no-name chinese '2.5A' one any day (and I have with my rpi 1 2 and 3 with no issues).

      • asa79 on 17/01/2018 - 21:20

        Supposed to be 2.5A charger

      • solidussnake on 17/01/2018 - 21:21
        +1

        Yeahi run mine on a 5.3v 2amp using retro pie no problems here. I have got a 2.5amp charger on its way tho.

        • PainToad on 17/01/2018 - 21:29
          -1

          Guessing you haven't overclocked?

        • solidussnake on 17/01/2018 - 21:40

          @PainToad: no only when i get my correct charger. Plays most ps1/n64 but struggles on super smash bros and golden eye

        • CLoSeR on 18/01/2018 - 08:09

          I've received supply warnings in Kodi when using similar, it needs to be 2.5amp and it needs to be quality.

      • rasserie on 17/01/2018 - 23:23

        not any phone charger. i use an IPAD charger for mine which has enough amperage to power the raspberry

    • bargaino on 17/01/2018 - 21:16
      +2

      If you don't already have a drawer/box full of old power supplies, you are probably not the target market for this.

      • asa79 on 17/01/2018 - 21:20
        -6

        Most phone chargers wont supply enough power and damage the unit

        • Diji1 on 17/01/2018 - 21:32
          +1

          damage the unit

          NOpe.

        • asa79 on 17/01/2018 - 21:40
          -1

          @Diji1: The SD can corrupt

        • redpen on 17/01/2018 - 21:44
          +3

          @asa79: which isn't "the unit."

        • asa79 on 17/01/2018 - 21:44

          @redpen: With is part of the unit, no SD no Pi

        • Blitzfx on 17/01/2018 - 21:51
          +1

          @asa79:
          From my experience it doesn't corrupt the unit. Linux is pretty robust. Back before I realised my power plug pack didn't have enough Amp, it was constantly sending my RasPi into an endless boot cycle.
          Did it again with an external HDD and raspi camera.

        • rasserie on 17/01/2018 - 23:29
          +1

          @asa79:

          although the reddit thread talks about sd card corruption in my experience running off an underpowered power supply just takes it into a bootloop. plus its easy to clone an sd card to prevent corruption.

          i have corrupted various sd cards before but not necessarily from an underpowered raspberry.
          ejecting from a computer unsafely or in a digital camera are ways that have corrupted my sd cards.

        • asa79 on 17/01/2018 - 23:32
          -2

          @rasserie: You should post up in there that you know better then them, not in here

        • rasserie on 17/01/2018 - 23:32

          @asa79:

          what do u mean

        • rasserie on 17/01/2018 - 23:36

          @asa79:

          what do you mean when u say i know better than them?

        • Blitzfx on 18/01/2018 - 00:39
          +2

          @rasserie:
          asa79 linked the reddit thread like as if were some source of authority but I had a look through it all and none of it was substantiated.
          Low voltage damage for the electronics on the raspi is simply untrue. You may or may not experience digital corruption but electronic damage is near impossible. You're near infinitely more likely to damage it by touching PCB and frying the circuit with static discharge.

          But to your point, you gave a reply and asa79 had no rebuttal and took offence; instead redirecting the discussion away and assuming you're a know-it-all. It's simply just sheep/crowd/mob following and shit-talking to someone who's majored in electrical eng.

        • rasserie on 18/01/2018 - 01:42

          @Blitzfx:

          aha i see your point.

          i have the slower original pi and this version.
          i ran xbmc on the original and home assistant/zway with razpberry zwave GPIO daughterboard on the newer updated version.

          i also have a USB powered motion sensor connected so it is crucial for me to have a proper power supply.

          like almost everyone else i 'accidentally' used low wattage power supplies as a test on both versions of raspberry pi and i have had no sd card corruption. i hope it stays that way :)

          i have no intention on being a i know it all. in fact far from it. i learn thru mistakes and i have lots to learn. i hope asa79 sees that.

      • trishmapow on 17/01/2018 - 22:06

        r/gatekeeping

    • koolkat on 17/01/2018 - 22:47

      Banggood has power pack for $8.70 Delivered with AU plug Banggood

  • Darthmule on 17/01/2018 - 20:53
    +1

    Get 2.5 amp or higher for raspberry pi 3.
    I use the 3A ones you can get for $2.50

    • redcreek200 on 17/01/2018 - 20:56
      +1

      Thanks @Darthmule.

    • wukachuka on 17/01/2018 - 21:15
      +1

      Got a link for those?

    • bargaino on 17/01/2018 - 21:18

      1A might do, but the Pi is a bit fussy about voltage tolerance.
      If too low, it will let you know with that colourful square in the display.

      • rasserie on 17/01/2018 - 23:32

        that goes against the recommendation.
        i have a 1A supply that just goes into the colorful square.

        in the end i had to use an IPAD charger.

      • CLoSeR on 18/01/2018 - 08:11

        Or the lightning bolt on Kodi.

    • Hirolol on 17/01/2018 - 21:24
      +1

      2.50??? From where?

      • Blitzfx on 17/01/2018 - 21:53
        +1

        $2.50 of petrol to drive to the local tip and fish around for a free one.

        I want to know where you can buy a 3A one as well. 3A is quite large. Most places sell shoddy 0.5A-1.0A ones.

    • Darthmule on 18/01/2018 - 01:20
      +2

      Ahem sorry make that around $3.50

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5V-3A-Converter-Adapter-MICRO-US…

      Please get a power switch as well instead of yanking the cable out of your pi to turn it back on.
      https://core-electronics.com.au/micro-usb-in-line-power-swit…

      Or get one with both power and a switch in the one cable.
      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-Plug-5V-3A-Micro-USB-Power-Ad…

      • surm on 18/01/2018 - 17:01

        Price is great. Thanks Darthmule.

        These have hard-wired cables which makes it difficult to use the same charger for other purposes like charging devices with USB Type-C or Mini-USB ports.

        Are there ones that have a standard output USB port (instead of a hard-wired cable) so that we can plug in relevant cables to charge different devices?

        Thanks

  • gimli on 17/01/2018 - 21:16
    +2

    Thanks Kumar. :P

  • mduncan2 on 17/01/2018 - 21:19

    Went to buy all three together, but only have the option of USD$5.43 or USD$6.06 for postage. Seems a bit rich.

    Since I am still waiting on the case from Litb from a mid-late November purchase, I think I'll hold off and see if that one ever arrives before making another purchase.

    • mad1dude on 18/01/2018 - 00:44

      I found that the free shipping option was only possible if you purchased a single item. So you just do multiple orders.

  • terrys on 17/01/2018 - 21:23

    The red boxes seem to have gone, but I got me a Blue one:-). I'm getting that many Rasberries it needs to stand out…

  • BilboBargains on 17/01/2018 - 21:41

    what about some heatsinks to go with the pi3 please :)

  • aleminium on 17/01/2018 - 23:02

    Just got one, thanks OP!

  • [Deactivated] on 17/01/2018 - 23:09
    +1

    Are these good for browsing ozbargain:P?
    Anything else you need to get with it?

  • sarakoth on 17/01/2018 - 23:11

    Have 3 items in my cart that state free shipping but when checkout have to pay min $7.26????

    • mad1dude on 18/01/2018 - 00:45
      +1

      I found that the free shipping option was only possible if you purchased a single item at a time. Means you have to do multiple orders.

  • [Deactivated] on 17/01/2018 - 23:21

    Can anyone explain primarily what this would be used for?

    • alvian on 17/01/2018 - 23:25

      Throw it at the neighbour's cat which is trying to do a dump in the flower bed.

    • unifex on 17/01/2018 - 23:28
      +2

      They are pretty good media centers. But you can do anything that a low powered computer can do. If you're a coder you can do heaps with these things. I'm using one of mine to monitor the power production on my solar panels through the RS232 interface on the inverter.

      • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2018 - 00:20

        That sounds awesome!

    • Darthmule on 18/01/2018 - 01:12

      Kodi and Retropie…..and a shitload of maker projects.

  • unifex on 17/01/2018 - 23:26

    Out of stock on the Raspberry. I think i got the last one. because its now full price.

  • garage sale on 17/01/2018 - 23:27

    yeah, had in cart, by time I got to checkout price had gone up ….

    • unifex on 17/01/2018 - 23:32

      Sorry :(

      when i started there were 4 got mine in and hit pay then when i came back out the price was up.

  • djshitu on 17/01/2018 - 23:49

    Thanks OP. Bought a sensor kit.

    • PainToad on 18/01/2018 - 08:05

      Yet you didn't + the deal.

  • Busabot on 18/01/2018 - 08:13

    thanks a lot OP ! I finally ordered the case and sensor kit.

  • thara658 on 18/01/2018 - 09:28

    Missed the Raspberry Pi, anyone seen a similar deal anywhere?

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2018 - 10:09

    During summer in some parts of Australia that aluminium case would be more akin to the Raspberry Pi coffin. Even with the fan it's a bit dodgy

  • aargee on 18/01/2018 - 10:21

    All three gone.

  • dr on 18/01/2018 - 10:38

    Expired :-(

  • Adam3330 on 18/01/2018 - 11:45

    Yep, all back to regular prices now

    • tempura on 18/01/2018 - 11:50

      Did you manage to secure any?

  • bargainshooter on 20/01/2018 - 11:48

    The aluminium case is back down to USD 7.99 but shipping is over $2…?

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