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Re: Does the PD board Output 12v Stable?

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Errr... How is the regulated power supply relevant?
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My team is using a custom circuit that doesn't have very much tolerance for voltages that aren't exactly 12v. I know the battery jumps around a lot, but once it goes through the power distribution board, is the voltage exactly 12v, or should i look into other circuits that regulate voltage to 12v. Thanks.
You wanted a clean 12V supply for your custom electrics. The only clean 12V supply is provided by the regulated 12V output for the wireless bridge. Eric mentioned that for your application the regulated 12V supply does not offer the 90 Watts you need; only 20 Watts, and it's also by rule exclusively for the wireless bridge.

In the end, if you want a regulated (clean) 12V supply you will have to provide it yourself by attaching to the unregulated outputs (the ones with circuit breakers you add in yourself.)
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