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Unread 23-02-2004, 14:24
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Re: Victor turning off

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
if the low battery light comes on then you are stalling your motors, you have a weak battery (an old one or one that is not fully charged), or a bad connection somewhere in your power wires.

Im not certain on this, but I believe the blue backup battery only keeps the RC from resetting when the 12V battery drops low - I believe the outputs to the PWMs are still cuttoff at a certain voltage, so yes, if you pull enough power from the 12V battery to drop the voltage below the threshold, then the victors and spikes will be switched off.

Actually, the PWM outputs keep driving even with the main battery disconnected. I've notice this because after I turn of the breaker, my IR sensors keep scanning.