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Re: Running PD Board from an outlet

I recently measured our control board at .9A drawn during motor idle period. Aboard are the usual suspects and 6 jaguars. To this you would have to add the motor currents as noted above. Connecting some other source of 12vDC could be done, but as you can tell from the comments, this designation covers a lot of supply waveforms and reactions by the supply.

The other thing you should consider is getting some additional energy supply gear for your team. Perhaps you already have it, and were only talking about powering the board during a home-based session. We've done this too. You have to be very careful not to discharge the legal batteries too deeply. They can be damaged by it. Be sure to search CD for more discussion of battery and electrical practices.
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