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Re: [FTC]: Samantha? Like it or hate it?

I wonder why they can't run the Samantha core from the NXT's battery.
Does anyone know if the NXT can provide power on the USB connector?

It Looks like Samantha sends the NXT battery voltage to the FCS. Is it reading it directly?

On a different track... it seems to me that the Sam is always showing a battery voltage that is low. I wonder if there is a series rectifying diode in the power feed. There's 0.6 - 1.0 volts that could be reclaimed

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As much as I don't like having another battery, I'm tempted to suggest to FIRST that Samantha have it's own. (I may also experiment with some of my local teams during the off season). The other thing I think will help would be splicing samantha directly into the battery connector, instead of way out at the end of the motor chain.
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