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Re: Demonstration Robot Alternative to Spike Relay

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Originally Posted by MamaSpoldi View Post
If you have spare ports on the pneumatic module they can be programmed in place of a spike. We did this on our bot last year to power/control our LEDs.
This should NOT be able to handle the current draw of motors. LEDs, relays, and solenoids, sure, but not motors.
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