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Re: Wiring the Breaker Panel

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
I consider the RC to be the brains and heart of the robot, so it gets first feed on the electrical. High current loads cause a voltage drop (albeit a small one) across any resistance so by placing the RC first prevents the RC from receiving less than battery voltage. Just my preference.
Yeah but we have the backup battery now which makes sure the RC always has the correct voltage, so you shouldn't need to worry about that and should just follow FIRST guidlines, I think.
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