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Re: Mecanum Drive Killing Battery

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
I don't know how you found out about this, but it isn't true unless the battery is faulty. 4 CIMs in the drive should last all match and then some on one battery, and throw in other motors and a compressor for good measure. One match shouldn't drain the battery.

We ran one in 2005 as a test, and never had an issue with the battery.
Last year we ran two motors for at least three matches. running four for a match won't be a problem, though if one was careful, he would have another battery ready to go for the next match.