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Originally Posted by Chris_Ely
When the battery voltage drops too low, the boost power supplies for the control system can no longer supply the proper voltage. To preserve battery voltage, the RoboRIO uses a staged brownout scheme that shuts down motors and other outputs. You can learn more about this here.
As a general rule, when the battery voltage drops near or below 12V when the robot is idle, you should change the battery. |
The funny thing is that my robot would do this at 12.5v idle. But thanks for the information. I'll look for the light indicators next time it happens. That's assuming it my robot isn't on the field during competition.