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Re: pic: Too Much Tape

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Originally Posted by Michael Hill View Post
If only there was a single electronic component that could step down from 12V to...well...whatever...

If only...
Unfortunately we didn't have an extra 12v to 5v converter on hand nor the barrel plug to power the radio, so we decided to go with this makeshift solution to get driving. Several of our mentors freaked out after seeing this photo.

(We forgot to turn off the power inverter from Thursday night to Saturday morning, but the radio kept running all Saturday during our demo.)
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