Here's a great overview of the issues with the limited 5V power supply on the RPi, and ways to bypass it:
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/340/how-much-power-can-be-provided-through-usb#342
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:15:47 AM UTC-7, John Griessen wrote:
On 10/02/12 09:32, Cathal Garvey wrote:--
> Is there any specific reason this wasn't in the
> board design though? Blows up some USB devices, perhaps?
Good guess. It's against the USB spec to draw more than so much.
The wire allows more, so meltdowns of supplying USB hosts or hubs could ensue.
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