Especially with the Raspberry Pi, another point is power delivery. You need a beefy power source, but also a good cable. I bought a USB-C charging cable for my Pi4, and it was very unstable and crashed a lot. Corrupted the install a couple of times, and so I got some new SD cards.
Well, turned out the "charging cable" had 1 ohm resistance and so when the Pi load spiked, the voltages would drop well below 4.5V...
Tossed it away and got a proper cable, and the thing has been rock solid since.
Highly recommend getting a USB cable tester, I had several black sheep in my collection.
Well, turned out the "charging cable" had 1 ohm resistance and so when the Pi load spiked, the voltages would drop well below 4.5V...
Tossed it away and got a proper cable, and the thing has been rock solid since.
Highly recommend getting a USB cable tester, I had several black sheep in my collection.