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Re: Use of Flashlight as Aiming Aid

Just to be on the safe side, i would wire the flashlight to one of the WAGO connections on the PDB with a 5 amp breaker. If the flashlight is not designed to take 12 volts, see if you can solder a 7805 IC (or similar) with a heatsink on the flashlight's V-in line to drop the voltage down to 5 (or lower).
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