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Re: Power Distribution Board Question

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Originally Posted by Jason Spurlock View Post
What would happen if we put 24 volts through the power distribution board? The spec sheet for the power distribution board says that it can take 6-15 Volts. We do not know why there is a operating voltage range because we are assuming all the grounds are internally connected and all the positive power is internally connected so voltage should not matter, right?
There are a number of active components in the PDB including the regulated power supplies and the break pop LEDs. You could review the schematic and evaluate each one. I don't think anything would stop it from working as a dumb PDB, you might not want to return a PDB with damaged components to the team.

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