Here getting one of such specific supplies cost 16€, that is not completely absurd [even if I have plenty of 3A ones, even a 5A one, that however is not PD compliant so it is refused]. the problem is that there are only three distributors, only by email order, and each one of them ask for a minimum order of 40€ or at least 6€ additional for shipping.
Se people is even more unhappy, since they feel exploited.
RPL should do one thing: offer to all orphan of the 5A PSU the opportunity to order one with free delivery at a local pick-up point [that is another problem: normal delivery happens at random time dropping the package, and it is not infrequent that are stolen on the way, i normally order only with suppliers that offer this service, so I am limited to Amazon and temu only)].
this would make people happy and they gain for trust.
Sounds to me like you should take all of that up with the resellers in your country. And your postal/delivery services.
RPL don't sell direct to the public (except through their shop in Cambridge) and if they did you'd probably end up paying more for shipping from the UK.
I'd expect the costs of free delivery outside the UK on a PSU to be more than you expect. Especially with the required customs paperwork (it's apparently pretty much the same whether one unit or a thousand are in the box) and charges. Even if the recipient paid the import duty it's likely they'd make a loss on every unit.
The UK isn't in the EU anymore, remember.
As for not being able to use 3A or non PD 5A supplies. That's untrue. You can override the PD behaviour and force the firmware to assume a 5A capable supply. I've actually booted and run a Pi5 (from NVMe) on the 1.6A output from another Pi5's USB port. Sure, there were a few low voltage warning but it was stable under light load.
Statistics: Posted by thagrol — Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:40 am