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Jestastic | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I burned through three of them because of a bad ground or power failures. 

Granted, I may be an idiot, but none of my computers failed during that time.
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Zach⚡️ | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I recommend using the proprietary Pi cable and a UBS/Surge protector when possible

But yeah, three failures is no good. Just out of curiosity, did you check if the SD card had failed?
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shawn | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 100% use only the RPI AC cable. 

Beyond that, SD card corruption was my biggest problem. 

I repurposed my Pi 4 as a general purpose Ubuntu box and flashed the firmware to boot directly from SSD. Smooth sailing ever since.
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Dan | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Ah yeaaa. They are very particular about power sources. Or probably just as particular as any computer, but can be powered by any crappy USB brick so they have to contend with shittier supplies more often.
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KristineStar | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Can i suck your toes and tell you my favorite Parts about you and our inside jokes, and how we hold hands underneath the bed