> The argument given for item 1 was a bit fallacious. If it takes (for
> instance) 2W to run a transmitter and you supply 5V to it, then you will
> be obliged to reduce its resistance enough to draw 400 mA to run it.
Don't forget, we're using switching supplies here. So we're not obliged
to red
Barton C Massey wrote:
> None of which (excepting 2a, which is perhaps a big deal,
> but I'm having a hard time imagining this being that hard to
> get solid) suggests to me that we shouldn't supply both raw
> battery voltage *and* usb-ready +5V to the nodes, since
> we're using a non-standard conn
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> > I just re-read the entire Capstone report, and I can't find any
> > justification for the use of a separate power supply.
>
> Aaaargh, sorry. I clearly remember discussing the power supply voltage
> issue in detail during the capstone project. Switchi
> I just re-read the entire Capstone report, and I can't find any
> justification for the use of a separate power supply.
Aaaargh, sorry. I clearly remember discussing the power supply voltage
issue in detail during the capstone project. Switching the entire rocket
avionics bus to 5V would of co
