# LiPo Amigo PWR switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 21, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301 "2023-01-21T14:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/1 "2023-01-21T14:29:53Z")
Hi, On the LiPo Amigo there’s a power switch. Is the switch a latching or momentary switch? Can the board be set to always on? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/2 "2023-01-21T20:38:06Z")
It’s a momentary push button.switch. > **[lipo\_amigo\_pro\_schematic\_v1b.pdf](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0174/1800/files/lipo_amigo_pro_schematic_v1b.pdf?v=1664454298)** > > 47.00 KB ---
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/3 "2023-01-21T20:52:09Z")
Thanks for that. I’ll have to short the switch, then. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/4 "2023-01-21T21:30:58Z")
I wouldn’t. Not without seeing what happens when you hold the button down. It might not be what you think. I have one and you have made me curious. I’m going to try some things tomorrow and post back. ---
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/5 "2023-01-21T21:56:47Z")
Okay. Thanks for that. It looks like it’s going into a SR flip flop, via a Schmitt trigger. But it goes into the clock of the flip flop. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/6 "2023-01-21T22:09:50Z")
Thinking about this, it may be more interesting to see what happens with the button not pressed? I have, I think, similar interests. I have plans to use one in a setup that will have no easy access to the Amigo Pro. ---
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/7 "2023-01-21T22:26:44Z")
I’m planning on daisy chaining it to a Wide Input Shim, to form part of a safe powerdown circuit for a Raspberry Pi. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/8 "2023-01-22T10:20:39Z")
Ah, OK. Mine is going to be battery backup for a remote Pico Weather Station setup. ---
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/9 "2023-01-22T10:55:32Z")
Ah, fun. Have you looked at one of these as a possible solution? > **[LiPo SHIM for Pico - Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pico-lipo-shim)** > > This SHIM provides a convenient way of powering your Raspberry Pi Pico from a LiPo/LiIon battery. You can recharge the battery easily by providing power to the Pico's USB port. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/10 "2023-01-22T11:37:30Z")
I have one on a Pico. Same thing but different? ;) [How I soldered on my PICO LIPO Shim - Discussion / Projects - Pimoroni Buccaneers](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/how-i-soldered-on-my-pico-lipo-shim/17211) ---
**Author:** ![dwc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dwc/32/4958_2.png) [@dwc](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dwc)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/11 "2023-01-22T12:05:15Z")
Ah, you’re ahead of me. ---
**Author:** ![PharkieB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@PharkieB](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/PharkieB)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/12 "2024-12-31T12:14:43Z")
Jumping in, can somebody confirm… On the Lipo Amigo Pro, the “SW” breakout is shown on the diagram as “Power switch toggle circuit”. Yet it’s designed to connect to a “momentary push button switch”, as described above. I attached a push button and the board then adds its own latching system, effectively. I press the button once and the board turns on and stays on. I press the button again and it turns off and stays off. It makes no sense to me to have a push button that’s latched by the board. The button will be on the back of my device (a toy coffee grinder) and could get pressed accidentally, draining the battery. I’d rather attach a rocker switch for my “On” button, so that when the switch is on the Amigo Pro is on and when the switch is off the Amigo Pro is off. Is this not possible with the design of the Amigo Pro? Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/lipo-amigo-pwr-switch/21301/13 "2024-12-31T14:03:49Z")
You could wire up a latching switch in series with a momentary button. When the switch is Off, pressing the button will do nothing. It’s not ideal but it will work. [Rocker Switch](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/rocker-switch?variant=19328667143)