Spare Batteries

[Bob Steele]

I am trying to find out where I can purchase spare "Official" Batteries for competition?

Does anyone know a source??

thanks!!

[gc02]

Originally posted by Bob Steele
I am trying to find out where I can purchase spare "Official" Batteries for competition?

Does anyone know a source??

thanks!!

There's a post on the official forum:

http://jive.ilearning.com/thread.jsp?forum=3&thread=565&tstart=180&trange=15

it says:

The Exide EX18-12 batteries provided in the 2003 Kits are of a "deep cycle" internal construction especially manufactured this year for FIRST Robotics. Regular EX18-12 batteries obtained from a battery retailer will most likely be of a different internal build, and may not have the same reserve capacity as those provided by FIRST. You may use a purchased EX18-12 for practicing, etc., but should use the provided batteries during official FIRST competition matches.

P.S. The battery spec sheet shows a picture of the battery and it has the number "ES18-12" not "EX18-12" as in the above message and in the kit of parts documentation.

[Bob Steele]

Yes we noticed that discrepancy from the spec sheet also.
I still must ask, though, is it even "possible" to purchase extra competition batteries???

and from where?

[LaurenH]

Can someone anwser the question of where to buy extra batteries? Our team has been searching non-stop and can't find anything offical.

(sorry for repeating the questions, but just bring it to the top for an answers.)

[Bob Steele]

Lauren,
I am afraid the answer must be no...at least for COMPETITION batteries....

we found the SAME battery that is in the spec sheet...but, alas, that is NOT the competition battery...

I believe we are ONLY allowed to use the batteries we were sent in the Kit of Parts for actual competition

sorry

this is the information I have been given....

good luck

[DougHogg]

For practice purposes, you can buy batteries from Coast Energy at 818 361-6461.

Also try Powerscan at 800 459-6859.

[me9342]

what if we broke one of our batteries...

[DougHogg]

Originally posted by me9342
what if we broke one of our batteries...

I suggest that you contact FIRST and ask them what to do if you have broken a battery. (Let us know what they say, for the benefit of anyone else in that situation.)