[FTC]: Battery Charger [Archive]

jamie_1930

14-10-2009, 15:09

Hey guys were a new FTC team this year (I'm involved in FRC and FTC), we're currently wondering if the battery should be charged on the 1 amp setting or 2 amp setting?

emmell

14-10-2009, 21:05

I would charge it on the lower setting. We found out that it works better last year.

jamie_1930

15-10-2009, 08:00

Thanks

jbbjjbt

15-10-2009, 12:39

Last year, we found our batteries to get very hot, and then not work very well on the high setting.

jamie_1930

15-10-2009, 18:43

do you think this was from overcharging, or did it still occur when the battery indicator light was red.

jbbjjbt

16-10-2009, 08:17

do you think this was from overcharging, or did it still occur when the battery indicator light was red.

Basically the battery did not stop charging.

jamie_1930

17-10-2009, 22:15

Basically the battery did not stop charging.

Ok so the battery has no automatic shut-off were it will quit charging once it's full, instead if not watched you risk over charging the battery, and possibly damaging it or others?

AlexanderKahn

08-01-2014, 16:41

I am a mentor for my FTC team, and we are having a problem with our charger. We connect the battery to the battery charger, then when the charger is plugged into the wall, the light on the charger blinks red green red green, then the light turns off. It does not appear to be charging after this time. Has anyone else experienced this before?

MattRain

13-01-2014, 17:35

I am a mentor for my FTC team, and we are having a problem with our charger. We connect the battery to the battery charger, then when the charger is plugged into the wall, the light on the charger blinks red green red green, then the light turns off. It does not appear to be charging after this time. Has anyone else experienced this before?

Usually means the charger has gone bad.