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Re: CIM Motor Capacitors

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Originally Posted by Munter2081 View Post
Do you have the power converter (12v in, 5v out) connected to the 12v output at the bottom of the PD board? And then the 5v from the converter feeds the radio.
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Originally Posted by ProgramLuke View Post
Yes the Dlink is powered by the converter.
Luke,
Darrin's specific question included "Do you have the power converter (12v in, 5v out) connected to the 12v output at the bottom of the PD board?" for a very good reason.
If it is connected there, the regulator in the PDB will provide +12vdc even when the battery voltage dips below +12vdc. If the converter is not connected there, but is connected to the standard Wago connections, you will loose the +5vdc out of the converter when the voltage dips.

So, do you have the power converter (12v in, 5v out) connected to the 12v output at the bottom of the PD board?
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