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Re: Parade Preparation

Skunkworks 1983 drives our robot in a local parade every year.

Bring lots of batteries. Our electrical mentor last year wired up two robot power cables in parallel. When the voltage starts to get too low (still enough voltage to run the cRio). A fresh batter is connected before the discharged battery is disconnected. This avoids the delay waiting for the cRio to boot.

We put two chairs and a shelf in the back of a truck facing backwards for the OI, driver, and operator.
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