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Re: Question?? The PD’s power input

The cRIO and the blue plastic pieces (DSC, PD, etc) are all rated for continuous duty: We've kept systems running for weeks (months?) with external power supplies without issues.

The cRIO is rated for continuous duty at -20C to +55C: I hope you aren't making any students march in a parade outside of that range!

After the battery running out of juice, the next most likely failure point is the circuit breakers or motor controllers. If you have an inefficient drive train, they may trip once things have heated up. You may draw significantly more current on the parade surface than on the standard FRC carpet.