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Re: Labview Servos

Without that jumper installed in the Digital Sidecar (aka DSC), servos won't have any power. The jumper should only be installed in positions that are driving servos since speed controllers such as Victors and Jaguars don't need to have power supplied via the 3-pin PWM cable (they're entirely powered by the big V+/V- terminals).

In fact, some speed controllers output a 5V (or so) power supply on their middle pin for powering external electronics. Such speed controllers would back-feed the DSC if the 6V power jumper was installed (generally not a good thing).

Russ
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