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Unread 05-03-2008, 14:17
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Re: Help with the IR board

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Originally Posted by Binome View Post
RE-5v regulator failures:
If you take pin 2 on the ICSP header and run it to a 5v source on the rc, you can bypass the regulator, and make it work. I'm not sure if its reccomended or not, but in a pinch it works.
If you checkout the IR schematic in the documents on the First website you will see a note on what to remove and what to add to use an external 5 volt supply.
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