Thread: cRIO fuse??? 20 or 30?
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Re: cRIO fuse??? 20 or 30?
The cRIO does not need a fuse. At the end of the Power Distribution Board (PDB) opposite the main + and - terminals there is a place for dedicated 5 volts and 12 volts which are to be used for the camera and gaming adapter and a dedicated 24 volt plug that fits the same plug that also plugs into the cRIO for power. This is where you should be powering your cRIO from and it does not need a fuse. The wiring instructions for the cRIO as well as the rest of the control system can be found on usfirst.org under Control System Documentation, not under the game rules.
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