Thread: 8 Batteries -or- 10 Batteries at Competition
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Re: 8 Batteries -or- 10 Batteries at Competition
Somewhere between 9 & 12 batteries is what I recommend and what we as a Team typically use. As we've not yet made it to Einstein we work with 9 batteries as our regular rotation.

Our logic is as follows:
3 - Batteries for Divisional Quarter Finals
3 - Batteries for Divisional Semi Finals
3 - Batteries for Divisional Finals
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9 - Batteries before you get to Einstein.

3 - Batteries for the Semi Finals on Einstein, as those 9 may or may not be fully recharged by the time the matches start.

12 - Batteries
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Now, there should be enough time for the first 3 batteries used from Divisional SEMI's to be fully charged again and ready for the Finals on Einstein.

So I'd say no more than 12, but IMO, you'd probably be fine with 9.
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