Thread: Legality of running a capacitor inline with roboRIO power
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Re: Legality of running a capacitor inline with roboRIO power
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Originally Posted by MrBasse View Post
Beyond just charging them, do you do any tests on them to gauge the batteries overall health?
We track and compile data from a battery beak, including power output, drain rate, and changes in amperage at various voltages. If they get below a certain threshold we stop using that battery and recycle it. We've also used FRC2619's battery maintenance guide in the past.
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