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Re: 3rd level climb even possible?

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Originally Posted by StevenB View Post
Run out of battery power? No way.
After an entire match of compressor running, pushing/shoving, shooting, etc, etc?

Entirely possible to not have the oomph necessary to do what was designed to be done at "12V"*, especially if the design doesn't compensate for the drop in available voltage after ~90 seconds or so of a match.


*Likely more, as 12V batteries aren't, well, 12V.
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