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Re: Future FRC Technologies?

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
Sam, perhaps I missed it, but you have the first post I noticed that mentioned a separate controls battery that was not specifically lithium based. I'm all in favor of a more dependable power source for control circuits, but I'm not sure that Lithium is ready to be that source. +1, at least.
IMO lithium polymer wouldn't be a good choice for FRC. BUT Lithium phosphate or lifep04 is what FRC should switch to. Teams would have to buy fewer batteries and the same battery could last 2-4 matches!
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