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noonespecial on Nov 27, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Off-Grid Cyberdeck: Raspberry Pi Recovery Kit

You can find crummy little 100mb switches on Aliexpress that actually power from micro USB. They're almost but not quite as bad as you think they'll be but for only $8...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33047436686.html

KirinDave on Nov 27, 2019 [–]

I tried one of these and I just found it was constantly drawing out 100mA+ of current. They're really not made with portable efficiency inside.

In the end, I just found that portable wifi solutions to be more power efficient.

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