Thread: Amount of power drawn by FRC controller?
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Unread 06-01-2007, 20:37
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Re: Amount of power drawn by FRC controller?
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Originally Posted by JBotAlan View Post


The backup battery will not power any motors...ever. Your main battery is the only power source for motors, and motors must be powered by Victors or Spikes.


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From what i know about the back-up battery is that it is strictly a back up as it name states it to be. The only motors it can power are the servo motors on the camera system. Everything else gets powered form the main battery through victors or spikes.
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