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Re: EEPROM + Backup Battery
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Originally Posted by Random Dude
Nope, it works just fine with out it.
The backup battery is necessary in case there is a power overload so that the microcontroller doesn't reset. It is also used to power the pwms (or at the very least the pwms don't produce the necessary voltage without it plugged in, so therefore anything connected to the pwm wouldn't work properly.
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