Thread: Legality of running a capacitor inline with roboRIO power
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Re: Legality of running a capacitor inline with roboRIO power
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Originally Posted by ImOn3618 View Post
When we set the robot up on blocks (minimal load), only the motors go into brownout protection mode.
That should not be happening. I'm surprised no one else caught this unless i missed a post. you have a problem somewhere if the drive is going into brown out protection when the bot is on blocks. mechanical issues with drivetrain components, or wiring.
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