Beginners • Re: Meanwell LRS-50-5 Rasberry Pi5?

Welcome to the forum!

i am getting a pi5 soon and was wondering what i need to be able to use a Meanwell LRS-50-5 to supply power to the Rasberry Pi5.

That should be more than adequate for at least two Pi5. Note you will have to build a proper insulated or earthed metal enclosure for it, there is no built-in cover for the live mains terminals.

what exact model # of components as i am having some issues finding them, such usb-c pd module & cable i am assuming.

Don't try to mess with a USB-PD module. Just set this line in config.txt to tell the Pi that the PSU is capable of 5A.Then you will need short, fat wires from the PSU to the Pi, either to a USB-C breakout or to the 5V and 0V pins of the GPIO header (use two of each).

i will be using an external ssd hard drive instead of micro-sd. could i power it through the external hard drive instead of te Meanwell power source.

No, unless the external drive has a power outlet capable of 5V 5A.

Statistics: Posted by davidcoton — Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:50 am

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