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Re: 6 or 4 slot C-Rio?

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris View Post
I would highly recommend all teams using the 4slot, we found out this year that the smaller CRio has a lower drop off voltage where it will reset when the input voltage drops. The old CRio was far too sensitive to input voltage changes.
The cRio is powered through a regulated power output on the PDB - when the power drops to the cRio, it drops big time, as the chip is unable to function under a certain voltage.
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