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C3 (Command, Communication, and Control) our Command and Data Handling (C&DH) card.
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Are the 220 uF Tantalums for the watchdog sealed? #58

Open andrewgreenberg opened 1 year ago

andrewgreenberg commented 1 year ago

We were warned that Tantalums can "leak" in a vacuum and basically die as an open. Not sure if your 220 uF caps are sealed, or if they have this problem. Investigate! And if we're paranoid, switch to a bunch of ceramics.

Also, measure the life time of the watchdog on the capacitors; we might not need anywhere near that amount.