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Unread 19-04-2008, 13:08
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Re: NEW 2009 Control System Released

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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil View Post
I agree, the power distribution board provides the power regulation for the RIO and the Wireless Access Point as seen in these two photos. It would be nice to see a big capacitor there designed to survive brown outs.
These look like high-speed switch mode regulators. Large capacitors are not required, and can even be detrimental. Since the 24V supply is an up-converter, it can probably maintain regulation down to 7V on the main battery, maybe even less.
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