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Re: Field Issues

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Originally Posted by rsisk View Post
Mark, can you explain this entry in more detail?
The 12V Robot radio connector on the end of the PDB uses a buck/boost converter to maintain 12V down to a very low battery input voltage (4 or 5V if I recall correctly).

Because of this protection (and because the rules require it), the 12V-5V converter for the robot radio should be plugged into this connector and not one of the generic 20A/30A Wago terminals.
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