I have a Raspberry pi and an amp circuit which both have different batteries/ power sources. I was wondering if it is possible to use a single switch to connect the two unified grounds to each of the grounds of the battery?
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Best Answer
No, what you show is a bad idea. With the switch open, there will be 7 V applied between the "amp circuit" power and the raspberry pi power. Not only will that drain the batteries, but it could have strange consequences to either or both circuits.
Use a double-pole switch or two separate switches.
Another possibility is to create the 5 V power from the 12 V power. Then you only need to switch the 12 V for on/off.