Thread: Use of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries in place of Lead Acid for FRC robot
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Re: Use of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries in place of Lead Acid for FRC r
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Originally Posted by ASD20 View Post
I know this is not for competition, but just use the standard batteries. Is the convenience of changing your battery slightly less often worth even the slightest increased risk?
When we were building our tee shirt robot, the original thought was use a deep cycle marine battery. The LiPO battery will last an entire football game. (it is a football game: the robot isn't moving and shooting the entire time). So yes it is worth it. We would go through roughly 3 FRC batteries in the same time frame. We were fortunate at the time to have an expert resource to specify the battery so the risk was mitigated.
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