Thread: Jetson TK1 from First Choice Keeps Failing
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Re: Jetson TK1 from First Choice Keeps Failing
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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri View Post
We had pretty bad luck with the reliability of the TK1. At one point, we had 2 that flat out refused to boot. I'd be careful if you decide to run this on your robot
Ouch...

We have not had those issues. Would highly recommend putting them in a case of some sort though. We also ran ours off of the VRM last year if that helps.

The TX1 is proving to be more of a challenge however... It seems very prone to power fluctuations.
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