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Re: I need help with the camera
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Originally Posted by SteveO
I have hooked the camera up to my PC's serial port and a PWM cable to last year's RC. The power LED's don't light up on my camera and I get no picture in CMUCam2. I made sure the power switch was on... I don't think the camera is broken, anyone have a similar problem or think they know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
SteveO
You have a fully charged 7.2v backup battery connected to the RC? That's where the camera power comes from, not from the 12v source.
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