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Unread 03-10-2014, 07:49
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Re: Which Battery to Buy?

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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
Lithium batteries are quite safe when used PROPERLY.
the spewing of poisonous gasses.

Also, I don't think Lithium batteries require as much maintenance as SLA batteries, which need to be fully cycled every few weeks to maintain it's quality.
Yash,
Those first two things are some of the reasons we don't want them on FRC robots. Our batteries get dropped a lot during competition.

I am not sure what you mean by SLA battery maintenance. These are sealed batteries and there is nothing you can do for maintenance except to charge. While they likely will not tolerate no use for a year or more, a few months is not a problem.
I recommend you check out the Battery University site for some really good info on batteries.
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