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Here are the requirements for the battery for the 2016 FRC Season from the Game Manual. . .
{The only legal source of electrical energy for the ROBOT during the competition, the ROBOT
battery, must be a non-spillable sealed lead acid (SLA) battery with the following specifications:
A. Nominal voltage: 12V
B. Nominal capacity at 20 hour discharge rate: minimum 17Ah, maximum 18.2Ah
C. Shape: Rectangular
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D. Nominal Dimensions:7.1 in x 3in. x 6.6 in (+/- .1 in. for each dimension)
E. Nominal weight: 11lbs to 14.5 lbs
F. Terminals: Nut and bolt style
Examples of batteries which meet this criteria include:
■ Enersys (P/N: NP18-12, NP18-12B, NP18-12BFR)
■ MK Battery (P/N: ES17-12)
■ Battery Mart (P/N: SLA-12V18)
■ Sigma (P/N: SP12-18)
■ Universal Battery (P/N: UB12180)
■ Power Patrol (P/N: SLA1116)
■ Werker Battery (P/N: WKA12-18NB)
■ Power Sonic (P/N: PS-12180NB)
■ Yuasa (P/N: NP18-12B)
■ Panasonic (P/N: LC-RD-1217)
■ Interstate Batteries (P/N: BSL1116)
Teams should be aware that they may be asked to provide
documentation of the specifications of any battery not listed above.
Batteries should be charged in accordance with manufacturer’s
specification. The battery charger output should not exceed 6 amps
and they must have the corresponding Anderson connector installed.
(Please see the FIRST Safety Manual for additional information.)
Additionally, batteries integral to and part of a COTS computing device or self-contained camera
are also permitted (e.g. laptop batteries, GoPro style camera, etc.), provided they’re only used to
power the COTS computing device and any peripheral COTS USB input devices connected to the
COTS computing device and they are securely fastened to the ROBOT.}