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Re: Charging station for the stands

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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty View Post
You will find that the batteries used for the robot do not have a AMP/HR rating high enough to be effective for that purpose, unless you have...A LOT. I'm talking more than 20.
One FRC battery can charge 8 or 9 smartphones (average ~2000mAh or 2Ah), assuming you don't lose a substantial amount of energy in the charging process. (Which is probably a foolish assumption.)
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