Injecting power into a WiFi dongle for the Raspberry Pi

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So the Raspberry Pi sometimes doesn't have the juice needed to run power-hungry USB dongles. The most common issue is with WiFi adapters. The solution has long been to use a powered USB hub, but [Mike Worth] didn't want to take up that much extra space. The solution he worked out injects power directly into the dongle itself. The red and white wires coming out of the side provide the 5V source. … [Read more...]