Thread: Running Two Batteries
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Unread 16-10-2013, 09:58
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Re: Running Two Batteries
One of our mentors brought in a 12 volt marine battery to use in demos (mainly used last fall; a big festival in the town where our team is located happened right on the day of Kettering Kickoff, so all our robot batteries were at the competition).

Some of you older mentors (no offense) may remember our team's go-cart that we brought to competitions in the past (we still use it in parades and pep assemblies). It runs off of 4 golf cart batteries. 2 are connected in parallel, then the pairs are connected in series. The only problem we've encountered with the batteries is corrosion from old age; No electrical issues.
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