[Coco] Raspberry PI preference

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:38:51 -0500
gene heskett via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> On 1/12/23 09:34, Christopher R. Hawks via Coco wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:58:22 -0500
> > gene heskett via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> On 1/12/23 01:58, Rich Mellor via Coco wrote:
> >>> At the moment, the choice is more about what is available.
> >>>
> >>> I have experience of the Odroid C1, Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi
> >>> (all various models) and it depends what you want to use them
> >>> for.  The USB-OTG port on the Odroid C1 and Banana Pi are better
> >>> at being used to emulate a USB printer for example in my
> >>> experience.  The Raspberry Pi 4 (and the Pi Zero) were the only
> >>> models of the RPi which allow you to use the USB-OTG port as a
> >>> host (previously it was just used for power!).  I am not sure if
> >>> the Banana Pi M5 is good for that now as the specifications do
> >>> not refer to an OTG port.
> >>>
> >> Yes, that is how the bpi5's are powered. I'm using them for running
> >> octoprint and klipper to manage a small farm of 3d printers.
> >> Neither octoprint nor klipper can drive 2 printers so one per
> >> printer.
> >>
> > 
> > Gene:
> > 
> >      Are you running a 'commercial' manufacturing facility?? 8^)
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > (He's probably making the 'Ruby Space Triangles' that they
> > advertise on TV.)
> 
> Sorry to disappoint Chris, but no. I have designed, and carved on one
> of my cnc mills, a hard maple vise screw for the woodworking crowd. I
> can make the screw and a huge pile of fine sawdust in under 2 days,
> but with only one small prusa mk3s printer, its close to 3 weeks to
> make the rest of the assembly. So I'm building and destroying
> printers by feeding them PETG, which needs 50 or 60 degrees C more
> heat than the usual PLA does, so it kills hotends.
> 
[...]
> Take care and stay well Christopher
> Cheers, Gene Heskett.

Gene:

    You are an inspiration to us all!

Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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