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I'm confused. The Pi 5 has a power switch. Why do you need a switch between the pi and the PSU?
The short answer is because I want to?
All sarcasm aside, even when the internal, power button is pressed, I'm fairly certain that the Pi is still, electrically, connected and drawing power and is not isolated.
Yes, I know how (and have) updated the eeprom to lower power draw, etc. I know I can add $20 intelligent switches, I can add AC power switches, I can pull my house fuses and disconnect the breakers to the power lines. But that's not the solution I'm looking for. I simply want to add a USB power switch which has worked just fine for years with my other Pis.
Bottom line, for me, this has been the most convenient, least expensive, most elegant power down solution: I do an orderly shutdown of my PI, then reach beside my monitor, press the inline power switch and electrically disconnect the Pi from all power when I'm not using it. I really don't want to physically get up and unplug the brick from the wall, etc.
With my new Pi 5 and the official power supply, this time tested simple solution doesn't seem to be working for me.
Thus my query to the Forum to try to determine why, (not why not...)
Cheers
Statistics: Posted by TheWalkman — Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:23 pm