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I've been wondering what's the durability of the RPI and the maximum temperature it can operate on. Is it possible to use it to replace some industrial computers?

I'm thinking set-top boxes for hotel TVs or turnstyle controls.

As anybody tested it in a "real world" scenario?

Steve Robillard
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There is a question about the temperature limits for RaspberryPi in the official FAQ. It may be possible to replace some industrial computers with RPI but keep in mind that it was not its design purpose. It was designed as cheap educational computer, not industrial equipment. A lot of today's electronic equipment is used in ways totally different than the ones they where designed for, so it is nothing unusual. However, there is just no warranty it will work as expected.

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I have use it as barcode scanner and as industrial camera. If power supppy is designed properly and you do as little as possible writing on SD card it should be ok. Scanner works now for cca 1 year.

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