Re: Battery Chargers
 

The chargers, 2 of our schumacher smart chargers failed last year.

It became very apparent at our pre regional event last year that we would be in a world of hurt if we didn't get out batteries in line quickly. We were putting out fully charged batteries according to some of the chargers only to have them go dead as soon at the drive team pushed the joystick forward.

We also had some of the older black dumb chargers in use and we ditched those too. 6 amps is too much current, and the user interface sucked, especially if you were in a hurry. I think that led to kids taking partially charged batteries and using them.

Our load tests also weeded out a few batteries that we had gotten our monies worth and then some.


Also all batteries are now dated and numbered instead of just dated so we can alternate and spread the wear and tear more evenly.