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Re: Powering the cam without a backup battery

Theoretically, it should be possible to build a sort of voltage regulator that will plug into the breaker panel, and output a constant 7.2 volts, which you could plug into the backup battery jack on the RC. It would completely defeat the purpose of the backup battery, but for testing it would be much more convenient. Only problem is that I haven't seen a 7.2v voltage regulator, but you might be able to get away with an 8-volt one and possibly a resistor or two.
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