Thread: Controller board lighting system
View Single Post
  #14   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-02-2009, 04:14
mcf747 mcf747 is offline
Registered User
AKA: Matthew Forman
FRC #0190 (Team 190)
Team Role: Mentor
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Worcester, MA
Posts: 66
mcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud ofmcf747 has much to be proud of
Re: Controller board lighting system
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackBird11891 View Post
what we did is we used the cathodes that were used off the light off "Rack & Roll" we also have a fan on our board that blows under the laptop... what we did was put a "female connector" hard mounted on our board and ran the DS fan and lights off of the power cord cumming from the transformer that is part of the kit it ran for an hour and a half one time and was fine the cord, which should be the same as the one at competition, worked great..... no need for another power supply
I may be wrong but per R83
Quote:
<R83> Nothing can be connected to the power connector on the Driver Station during a MATCH.
I think the power will be coming through the D-sub and not the power cord that you guys have been using.

Im not sure but watch out for this.

Matthew
Mortorq 1515