Thread: Powering the Robot From the Battery Charger
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Re: Powering the Robot From the Battery Charger
The Schumacher-branded chargers I have seen used for FRC robots test to see if they are connected to a battery by measuring the voltage at the terminals before turning on their output. Your robot should not have any residual voltage on it so the charger output will not turn on and no voltage will be applied to your robot. It is also likely that the starting surges of the CIM motors will cause the charger to go into current limiting mode and/or shut down.