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Re: SD540 Motor Controller

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Hence why batteries in FRC have such a low lifetime... Interesting tidbit.
We don't use batteries from 2011 or earlier. And we're probably going to start phasing out the 2012 batteries too. They start being unable to hold a significant charge.
We only use batteries in competition for a single year. After that they'll be used for practice for 2-4 years and then recycled.
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