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Originally Posted by SgtMartian
We're managing to run the roboRIO by powering it from the PCM (unused) and VRM slots with a 10 amp fuse instead of a 20 amp fuse, but the VRM (and consequently, the radio) is only receiving half the current it needs, and we think it's gonna drop connections once we start drive practice tomorrow or within the next few days.
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You should be fine leaving the fuses as they are and getting roboRIO power from the PCM-labeled connection. It won't be legal for competition use, but everything should work. You could also power the roboRIO from a regular PDP output instead of the "dedicated" one.
I think you might be confused about what the purpose of the fuse is. It doesn't change anything about how much current is supplied. All it will do is open up the circuit completely if something pulls
too much current, to protect the wires from overheating.