Thread: 24v Power Conector to from the PDB to the cRIO
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Re: 24v Power Conector to from the PDB to the cRIO
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Originally Posted by Russ Beavis View Post
Since we wanted to use the same connector on the PD and copper traces on PCBs don't really cost anything, we connected the "NC" pin on the PD to the same 24V output from the PD (hence the "+ - + -" arrangement on the PD instead of "+ - NC -").
mcf747 -

My apologies if my earlier answer seemed curt. I was answering the question of "Why does the PD have the extra pole on the 24V connector?". The more interesting answer given by Russ & Chris answer the question "Why does the cRIO have an extra pole on the 24V connector?"

Unfortunately, the extra pole doesn't have a purpose in FRC2009.