Why a Raspberry Pi shouldn't be powered through its GPIO pins

I recently repaired the Micro USB socket of an old Raspberry Pi; the one through which the Pi receives it&#x27;s power. It was a bit of a fiddly soldering job because the connections for the USB port are tiny. Because of this, I briefly considered just sending the power straight into the 5V and GND pins on the Pi&#x27;s pin header. I&#x27;ve seen projects where a Raspberry Pi was powered through…