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Unread 23-03-2011, 17:56
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Re: CIM Motor Capacitors

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
A healthy battery can put out enough current to trip the main breaker without browning out the cRIO.
Not exactly, the Crio power supply on the PD will continue to output 24 volts until the battery voltage falls below ~4.5 volts. The analog jumper in module 1 monitors the battery voltage and when it falls below 5.5 volts, the Crio output is inhibited to allow the battery voltage to rise with no load. Sort of a no-battery backup battery.
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