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Pirateben
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So say you have one plug (usa... so 120) how many raspberry pies could you run on it ... I always wanted to make a cluster just for fun and it seems the cheapest way the new ones are 5v and I be live 2.4 amps each ... I think I could do the math but I'm thinking is it good to max load them isn't that kinda danger lol ya this is off lol 

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depends on the rating of the power strip you are using.. spacing between plugs so transformers can dissipate heat etc..

 

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Well I mean...

120/5 = 24. So 24 Pi’s.

 

Which means... (In theory)

 

24 * (5*2.4) = 288W being pulled from the wall.

 

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A single 10A wall outlet can deliver about 1,200W.  A 5V 2.4A adapter will put out 12W of power, so you could have 100 Raspberry Pi computers connected in parallel to a single outlet.

 

For actual power usage, the Raspberry Pi 3 was measured to use 3.7W with a full CPU load.  Assuming a small amount of power is wasted by the power adapter, let's say the usage at full load is 4W.  With this in mind, you could theoretically have 300 Raspberry Pi 3 computers working in parallel off a single 10A outlet.

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