18-04-2016, 22:32
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Missouri S&T Senior
 FRC #2410 (BV CAPS Metal Mustang Robotics) Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 2,369
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Re: Useful Idea for Champs?
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but....
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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
If you want to spend a bunch of money on a battery charger, go for a solar charging system. We bought some solar panels, a big deep cycle battery, and a charger/inverter for our trailer for about $1k. If I recall the prices correcly, for significantly less than $500, you can get a 'briefcase size" setup that will charge a laptop and a robot battery at the same time whenever the sun shines. Not so good for competition, but still generally a good idea; we usually set this up for all of our outdoor demo events as a nice conversation and recruiting (students, mentors, and sponsors) piece.
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I don't suppose your team would be interested in making a whitepaper for this "power pack?" I'm intrigued by the idea and think my team would love to consider building this for our outdoor events so we don't have to lug the gas generator around.
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