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Re: FIRST IR module driver released

Well, since the board has a 7805 linear regulator on it, simply throw a large noise filter capacitor on it, and run it off the main battery. The capacitors will keep the voltage at a steadyish 12v, and the 7805 will burn off the rest of the voltage as heat.