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Unread 27-01-2012, 21:44
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Re: Banebots RS-775 Case Short

You need to think of the Crio power supply wiring as a resistor. While the entire motor current will not flow in the negative lead of the Crio (if it is tied to robot frame), what current does flow will affect the power input at the Crio. It only has to drop enough voltage to cause the Crio to reboot. When that occurs, all Crio output is disabled and there is no current flow through the motor.
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