Touch Screen Cables / Power Supply Needed?

Was that while the 1F was cutting a project? The controller doesn’t use much power when idling but the power need goes way up when the RPi is running a program.

Yeah, they’re hanging out there defying gravity with the weight of the cable levering the connectors. I switched them to angled connectors so the moment of inertia was minimized. It’s also why I didn’t rotate the screen - where they are, the way I built my table they aren’t in jeopardy of me knocking into them as I move around the table.

I set up a laptop stand so I can use that too, but the controller & monitor let me put the laptop back inside while a project runs. I like the versatility.

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