Thread: [FTC]: Homebrew Power Distribution Module
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Re: [FTC]: Homebrew Power Distribution Module
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Originally Posted by aklego View Post
I believe you can power the Legacy module directly from the phone and completely bypass the need for the hub and voltage converter.
We have a JV rookie team that did this for prototyping and scrimmaging this year and it worked great. They connected the USB cable direct from the phone to the Legacy module. They used an Anderson Powerpole distribution block to split the power out from the battery switch to all legacy motor and servo controllers.
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