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Re: How to Get Multiple Cameras on Robot

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Originally Posted by dbeckwith View Post
Awesome guide! I'm skeptical about the legality of wiring the second camera the way you said though. [R42C] and [R47] have me worried, probably just because they're so general. Can you clarify how you know that method is legal?
Looks good to me. The custom circuit in this case begins with the DC switching power supply's leads, and ends with the camera.

Hopefully there's a proper splice under the white electrical tape.

Also, you might want to consider a smaller circuit breaker. For custom circuits, the circuit must be protected with a 40 A or smaller value (or 30 A in the smaller terminals, by virtue of what Snap Action sells). But the blue box in [R43] suggests that smaller Snap Action VB3 auto-resetting breakers can be used in the PDB. Pick a value more appropriate to what you camera and power supply will draw.