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Originally Posted by vin_ap
Hi Peter, Iam told the RP4 requires a constant 5.1V and 3 A available to run kstars properly without errors. I power my pi using a 5V 2.1A powertech battery jumpstart system and works really well, haven't seen drop-outs yet, I use this to run my entire system mount, cameras, heaters and the Pi . Some powerbanks that I have tested tend to drop voltage below 4.8V when the charge drops below 80% and this affect the RP4 from running or booting properly.  |
Is your Pi a 3B or B+? That might account for the 2.1 Amp connection. It doesn’t look like a Pi 4 would start at all under 3 Amps.