Matek CANPDB-3A: The 70V Power Bar Your Drone Is Begging For

Listen, we know your wiring looks like a spaghetti factory exploded. You’ve got sensors, GPS modules, and peripherals all screaming for a stable CAN connection and power, but you’re running a massive 16S rig that would melt a standard PDB into a puddle of sadness. Enter the Matek CANPDB-3A, a glorified, high-voltage power bar for people who actually care about their cable management (or at least pretend to for the ‘gram).

Why You Want It

Most PDBs give up the ghost the moment you show them anything north of 6S. This absolute unit laughs at 70V. Whether you are building a professional heavy-lifter or a long-range rig that requires more sensors than a NASA lunar lander, this board acts as both a 5.3V voltage regulator and a 5-port CAN bus splitter. It’s the traffic controller your high-voltage build deserves, ensuring your peripherals get the juice they need without the magic smoke you definitely don't.

Specs

• Operating Input Range: 6V to 70V (2S to 16S Li-xx) — basically, it handles more voltage than your local substation.
• Voltage Output: 5.3V on “5V” pins/pads (Stable enough to keep your flight controller from panicking).
• Continuous Load Current: 3A across all pins (Enough to power your sensors and a small ego).
• Reverse Polarity Protection: ABSOLUTELY NONE. Plug it in backwards, and you’ve just bought a very small, very expensive smoke machine.
• Short-circuit Tolerance: 2 seconds (Tick-tock, don't mess up).
• CAN Ports: 5x CAN-H/CAN-L in parallel (JST-GH 4pin - BM04B-GHS-TBT).
• Size & Weight: 36 x 21 x 6mm at 6.5g (Lighter than your sense of regret).

In the Box

• 1x Matek CANPDB-3A Board
• A newfound sense of electrical superiority.

Compatibility

Designed for any flight controller system utilizing CAN bus architecture (ArduPilot, PX4) and high-voltage power systems ranging from 2S up to a terrifying 16S.

Highlights

• High-Voltage Hero: Supports up to 70V input for those "I want to hover for an hour" builds.
• CAN Expansion: Turns one CAN port into five, because daisy-chaining is for people with too much free time.
• Matek Quality: It’s blue, it’s sleek, and it actually does what the manual says (novel, right?).

Notes

Please note that the 5.3V output is specifically tuned to compensate for voltage drops across wiring to ensure your peripherals receive a clean 5V at the end of the line. Do not exceed the 3A total current limit unless you want to test the thermal limits of the universe.

Disclaimer

Unmanned Tech is not responsible for the spontaneous combustion of your hardware if you ignore the reverse polarity warning. Wire it right, fly it high.

Still Here?

Look at you, reading every single word instead of just looking at the pictures. You’re clearly the type of person who reads the terms and conditions. We like that. Stop procrastinating on your build and add this Matek CANPDB-3A to your cart so you can finally finish that 16S beast. Your drones deserve better than a rats-nest of wires. Buy it now and join the elite tier of FPV builders who don't rely on luck.

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