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Re: How would I interface a flash drive to the RC?

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Check the rules for the legal way to power a custom circuit. In recent years, a separate circuit breaker from the main battery has been required.
Not entirely true; the gyros were powered off the 5v out, and so was our camera.
Last year's yaw rate gyro, accelerometer, and camera were not custom circuits. They were all in the Kit of Parts.
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It doesn't say that you must draw the power from the circuit breaker.
I think it does.
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...In addition to the required branch power circuit breaker, smaller value fuses may be incorporated in the custom circuits for additional protection...