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Re: Backup battery and IR
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Originally Posted by Matthew_H
I have setup the basics for testing our IR system. One of the problems I am having is that the servo does not operate unless I have the backup battery installed but I need the backup battery to run the beacon. Am I missing a step in this whole process. Also can someone post a picture of their working beacon board. I would like to compare what we made to what others have done to see if we made the pin 2 to pin3 switch correctly. It is me and 1 engineer trying to get this team up and running for our second year of competition. Make things in Baby steps.


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Servos will not work without the 7.2v backup battery...That's just the way they are, as far as I know. You could consider running the beacon from an adjustable power supply.
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