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Unread 06-03-2014, 16:30
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Re: Be aware of battery and charger inconsistencies!

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Originally Posted by sanelss View Post
The max charge current is actually irrelevant to us, what matters is the state the batteries are in when they get taken off the chargers.
Until you find that the state of a battery includes bulging sides & won't fit in your robot, or until it's smoking. Then the manufacture's max current spec may become more important to you.

And before you ask: no, I haven't seen either of these personally. However, I do trust Big Al, who has seen them & told his inspectors at Central IL (one of which was me) about it when he told us to look for >6A chargers.

I'll repeat what someone else said earlier: if it comes down to a disagreement on this -- regardless of the evidence you present -- between your team and the LRI, you're not going to win. Unless you have a Q&A answer that states your chargers are legal. When you craft your question, you should be specific about the charger you would like to use.
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