Thread: Powering the Robot From the Battery Charger
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Re: Powering the Robot From the Battery Charger
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Originally Posted by k4mc View Post
If you connected the robot to a charger, I am fairly sure you would draw too much current and burn out the charger. The charger is designed to deliver a few amps while running robots can draw a hundred amps.
Looks like this is for FTC instead of FRC. However, I still would advise not to use the charger to power the entire robot. If you're just powering the controller you might be fine, but add in a motor or more and all bets are off.
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