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by kryptk 2736 days ago
What are you using to power them? A proper 5V 2A supply should have no issues at load.
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trashcan 2736 days ago
Yeah, that is a very likely cause. Make sure to get a quality power supply and a decent MicroSD card (as in, not the cheapest one on Amazon) so it doesn't fail after a few months. I have Raspberry Pis that have had uptimes of years+ with no issues.
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05 2736 days ago
And set up readonly rootfs. Or use a Banana Pi with onboard NAND to store rootfs. Or do both, just to be sure.
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zamalek 2736 days ago
Yup.

You want to keep it plugged into a monitor for a while and watch out for the undervolt warning (either a lightning bolt or a rainbow in the corner of the screen). Improving the cooling, the quality of the USB cable, and the power supply are also really good ideas.

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peatfreak 2736 days ago
> Improving the cooling, the quality of the USB cable, and the power supply are also really good ideas.

What have you found so far to be the best options?

In my experience the quality of cabling and power supplies are the factors that most frequently affect stability of electronics hardware.

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zamalek 2736 days ago
The power supply was definitely the biggest help, but I was using a dreadful one to begin with.
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