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Questions tagged [safety]

Use this tag for questions about how to use the device safely, and how to keep the device safe from other dangers.

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Can the Pi be potted in epoxy?

In order to completely waterproof some basic electronic circuits, I've often used potting epoxy to stop anything getting to the internals. However, this has mainly been with stuff using PDIP, which is must more robust than the smaller packages the…
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Is my Raspi okay sitting on a magnet?

I have a big magnetic sheet that my Raspberry Pi is sitting on. It seems fine, but are there any dangers?
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Is it possible to receive an electric shock by touching a Raspberry Pi while it's on?

This is a question of safety for children using the device while they are still being shipped without a case. The USB power source is expected to provide 5V and at least 700mA. Is this enough to give a shock? Do any components on the board step the…
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Can I break my Pi in a way that can't be fixed with a new SD card?

Aside from physical damage (treading on it), is there anything that I could do to the Pi that could irreversibly damage it? More specifically, will anything I can do with code, or by prematurely taking out the SD card (I know this can corrupt the…
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If I plug my headphones into the audio jack, how do I control the volume?

This will be useful to know before I start just in case the volume is turned to the maximum by default. Also, more importantly, will the maximum volume be high enough to cause immediate hearing damage to children who use a Raspberry Pi with…
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Is Raspberry Pi resistant to nuclear radiation?

I've had this wacky idea to turn my Raspberry Pi into an autonomous Geiger counter that would log the decay rate at various high-radiation sites such as Chernobyl Exclusion Zone or the surroundings of various power plants. I would like to know if…
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How important is a case for the Pi? (And how to safely create my own?)

How vulnerable is the Raspberry Pi without a case? I've seen the many Lego cases which look great, but I'm constantly wondering what the risk of such a case is. Will a Lego case successfully protect the Pi just like a regular case will? And what is…
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Does short-circuiting GPIO pins damage the Raspberry?

Does accidently connecting the wrong GPIO pins damage the Raspberry Pi or is there some protection like a fuse?
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Precautions to be taken while using the GPIO pins

As a newbie to the Raspberry Pi and electronics in general, I would like to start hacking around with the GPIO pins but any tutorial around the Internet warn me about frying the Pi one way or the other. I would like to know what are the bare minimum…
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Whitelist internet filter

I want to set my small kids loose on the Raspberry Pi with Scratch 2.0 and code.org without having to worry about them accidentally ending up in the undesirable parts of the web. I have set up OpenDNS to filter web content for the Pi, but even on…
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Can I make my Pi shutdown safely in the event of a power outage?

Obviously I'd need a UPS or battery of some kind to continue supplying power during an outage to my home. However, I'd like to have the Pi automatically shut down safely if it is switched to backup power so that sudden power loss doesn't damage the…
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Using single 5V relay (jqc-3ff-s-z) - safety advice required

Above is relay I'm using and everything works as expected using diagram below. I will add 1n4148 diode on IN line for safety and will connect VCC to power supply before Pi. Can I use ground (GND) for relay from Pi or should I connect to power…
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Is this a design fault or I shall learn how to use SD cards with PI?

My Respberry Pi Mod B arrived last week and I spent the whole weekend to try out different OSes, softwares etc. For this purpose I have to plug in and out the SD card again and again. Last night I suddenly found my SDHC card does not work on my card…
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What do I need to consider when creating a case?

Possible Duplicate: Running in an airtight case. Does it need ventilation? Do I need to use fire-proof materials?
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Can I safely hook up my Raspbian device to the Internet?

I recently bought a Raspberry Pi, and I would like to attach it to my local network and (via port forwarding) let it be reachable from 'the outside world'. My plan is to run Apache with PHP on it, and then from the outside navigate to some URL on my…
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