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Originally Posted by lakedawgs
HI
1) how do I charge this battery pack. I do not seem to have a charger. Any other options?
2) Is this battery pack used on the robot for power? Wondering why there are 2 battery slots and a gap with 6 more slots.
3) A small turquoise silicone sleeve, a small black gear with metal collar, a small white gear. I have a few of the black and white gears. They just seem very small compared to the other gears in the kits.
4) Small, angled, oddly shaped plastic piece, what is this?
5) Is this just an 'extension cord' for a motor or peripheral?
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1) You may need to purchase
this if you don't have one. Works for both the robot batteries and the controller batteries.
2) That is for you to use in lieu of a rechargeable battery. You can use standard AA batteries. You need 7.2 V for the robot, but 9.6 V for the controller, so I'm not certain, but my educated guess would be that you use the extra two battery slots for use with the controller.
3) That I don't know.
4) I don't know.
5) You have the right idea. This would be called a 'PWM cable' in many places in this forum because it carries the Pulse Width Modulation signals we use to control motors and servos. I have seen it in industry referred to as a 'servo extender'. In the vex platform, these cables are often also used for sensors.