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Re: How to wire a flashlight?
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Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
Depending upon the amps, you might be able to power it off the 5v supply of the VRM. You would still have to have that power go through a relay.
I thought that custom circuits powered through a Spike would need to be powered off the 12V PDP output. I guess you could consider the Spike as part of the custom circuit and power it all off the VRM, but I don't know how much the inspectors or Spike will appreciate that.
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