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LCD Screen and power supply

Posted by daveb500 
LCD Screen and power supply
February 17, 2014 06:51AM
This may be a daft question, but since the arduino gets its power from the usb when connected to the usb. When you instal a LCD screen and sd card reader do you have to have in independent power supply to the arduino. My mega has a power supply socket.
Re: LCD Screen and power supply
February 17, 2014 07:19AM
No not at all. USB and even the on board regulator can supply more than enough current to run them without any problems.
Re: LCD Screen and power supply
February 17, 2014 11:23AM
Sorted, the lcd does need power to the arduino to run as a stand alone, but I had a dry joint on the ramps board that stopped it working.
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