Save you a heart attack!

[samir13k]

Ok, so i was in the shop the other day setting up computers, and one of my friends was driving our bot with the transplanted system in it when all of a sudden is stopped working, I saw that the bot still had power, so i figured the battery must too low to move the bot around, so i swapped out the battery and it still didnt work. I took a closer look at the panel and noticed the cRio did not have any power, even though the Distribution panel said it had output to the 24v, but not to the camera...I was not too worried about the camera, but i thought the cRio may have been shot! None of the led's were lighting up, and the board said it should have power. I pulled out the connectors, rewired them, and it still did not work. Thats when i started stressting out! anyways it turns out that the battery that i had put in was only registering 4.6v...which was pretty strange, considering it was from '08.

anyways long story short...If your cRio does not power up, even though the Power Distribution board says it has power, check your battery. Also, the camera may be the first to not get power from the board with a really low battery!