JBtekRaspberry Pi Micro USB Cable with ON/Off Switch - Easy Start/Reboot !

I'll start with this : 5 stars.I've ran into this charger port a couple times, and I've broken it a couple times, too. Sneezing on it might just break the charger port the Pi Foundation uses. But I'm not reviewing the port.The broken ports were caused by one of two things : Either inserting and removing the charging pin over and over again, or, dropping the device whilst charging (which effectively ripped the charging port right out of my ASUS Android Tablet).The great thing about this cable? Plug it in, and secure the charger pin to the device, and you can use the switch as an effective power button. +1Now, I thought this was going to be a cheap circuit breaker that just restarts the device when you push the button, giving similar results as simply unplugging/plugging the cord into the Pi. No no. This is actually a (very well working) on and off switch. +1 You push it once, and the power will not be delivered to the Pi. Push it again, and it's powered on.And if that wasn't the best part about this cord, the cord is USB, so you don't have prongs to plug into an outlet, instead you can plug it into anything you use to charge a phone, or, even better yet, a portable power bank! +1 (And none of the stepping on the prongs and bending them, or hurting your foot. +1)So overall, this product has four positive factors to it for me without any of the negative defects I've seen in my travels. Thank you to the maker, and I plan on looking through similar products by this seller.

Fantastic! It works very well and will save you tons of headache with plugging and unplugging your Raspberry Pi.Remember, that USB connector is a surface mount component. It's not "through hole" where the leads are physically soldered to the opposite side of the PCB. The physical connection to the board is literally only as good as the bond between the copper layer and the fiberglass.No more plugging and unplugging at either end of the cable. Just click the switch.It's a good switch, too. You know when you're activating it. Also, the plastic molding doesn't interfere with the Vilros case. My beefy Monoprice cable was good, but heavy enough that it would fall out with the slightest provocation.Thumbs up! It's well worth the cost for this well made cable.

I needed a USB cable with a power switch to rewire a small light. This cable was perfect - affordable, well built and long enough. I can't tell you how well it would work for its intended purpose - powering a RPi, but it was perfect for my needs. Snipped the micro USB end off, stripped the wires and soldered them to my light. Works like a charm! If I need a small 5V switch again, I will certainly consider this unit.

I've been using this cable with a Raspberry Pi 3 retro game setup and so far I've experienced no voltage issues, and no lightning icon on-screen that I've noticed so far (I have two USB SNES controllers, a USB-powered cooling fan, and a Logitech unifying receiver plugged in at all times). Switch is convenient when I want to power down/restart the Pi without having to constantly plug and unplug the USB cable.

2023 purchase of "JBtek Raspberry Pi Micro USB Cable with ON/Off Switch - Easy Start/Reboot !"Click On and Click Off. Power is removed once the switch moves the tiniest bit with a force of about 330g. At about 585g, the switch depresses fully and clicks loudly. In the off state, the switch springs back to nearly its full height when you're done pressing. Switch travel is about the thickness of two quarters. Don't hold me to the gram here--I'm manually balancing a large stack of quarters in an ashtray on top of the tiny button to estimate the force. The point is, this isn't a micro-reed switch that you're going to turn off by accident. Power is only restored once the switch clicks and is released a bit. I'm not sure this matters, but it might tell you engineers out there what kind of design is in play.There's a very positive feel to the small button centered in the plastic switch housing. The click is happy, like a good mechanical keyboard.It's not a "remote" switch--there's only 8" between the push button and the tip of the USB that goes into your Pi or other USB appliance.I wanted less wear-and-tear on the receiving microUSB socket since I usually insert the cable in the wrong direction.

Someone should make an 18awg wire cable like this. The 22awg wire has too much resistance, the voltage is too low at the RPi.

I got this because, after looking at the Raspberry Pi 2, it seemed like the weak point would be the micro USB connection. In order to turn it off, it needs to be unplugged, either at the connection with the RPi or by the adapter. The only thing I didn't realize was that the Adapter/Power supply I had was hard-wired and didn't have a usb connection. Not that big a deal, just something to be aware of. Right now, I have it plugged into the USB port on my UPS and it works great. I guess I could use the Linux commands but this is easier, especially if they don't work.Pros: Works great as an On/Off switch cable.Cons: Doesn't transfer data. Again, not that big a deal but if you're expecting to use it to charge and transfer data, like for your phone, you will probably be disappointed.

While doing OS bringup, I have to power cycle SBCs many, many times. This little cable has saved my sanity (and most definitely some MicroUSB connectors!) And unlike the last one I bought from another manufacturer, the switch has held up through quite literally hundreds of cycles of turning it off and on again. If you're doing any sort of OS or kernel development on SBCs, you NEED this in your toolbox.

Works well. Cord is long enough and switch is well located. Fits my need.