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Re: New Power Distribution/ Fuse Pannel Problem

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Originally Posted by mole View Post
Hey everyone, im from team 772 in Canada,

we have our robot fully wired and then we were testing the voltage from each port to make sure that power was flowing properly; but when we remove a fuse the voltage that is measured between the main (input from battery) and the terminal output is 12V. This is concerning because this defeats the purpose of a fuse being placed on the board. If it is a faulty board, we would like to know asap.

Thanks for the help

Team 772
You may need to describe the measurement you are taking in more detail to get a certain answer.

If you are measuring from the Positive battery terminal the voltage difference is 12V. It may show as +12 or -12 depending on your meter and which lead you put where. In this case the terminal output is ~12V below the battery terminal.

If you were measuring from the Negative terminal of the battery it is possible that your PD board is faulty. I would double check that the fuse you removed corresponds to the terminal you are measuring and then contact FIRST to see about getting it repaired/replaced.
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