Batteries

[Racer26]

1075 is for the first real time taking at least 3 competition legal batteries this year... we seem to have a tendency to blow up a battery or two during a season, they take on quite the round bloated shape

188 graciously donated 2 of their brand new batteries to us this year, Thanks 188!

While in their shop though, I noticed quite the stockpile of the older batteries. I would guess probably > 100 batteries, presumably collected over the years many of which labelled as having failed load tests, etc. That would be nice... have enough batteries to have a brand new battery for each match you play all season... bit overkill though

[smurfgirl]

It's a good idea to change batteries after every match. However, when we use our practice bot we've found that you can go for a few matches before you notice significant problems with low batteries. You can probably survive with two batteries, you just have to be careful.

We've usually got at least 6/7 legal batteries in circulation for matches, with other "illegal" batteries for practicing so that the competition batteries can charge. We also bring at least 6 chargers to match.

Make sure you label your batteries, however many you bring, so you can know how long they've been charging. Also, if one turns out to be faulty, you'll know which one to take out of circulation.

Edit: In the past, we've had to borrow batteries from other teams during elimination rounds. We've also lent out batteries to other teams when they were in need. If you don't have the resources to bring more than two batteries, there are lots of friendly teams out there who will be happy to lend you some batteries so you can compete.