Thread: White Paper Discuss: Using an Operator Interface with the 2004 EDU RC
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Cool idea
I really like this idea. Nice job.

Concerning power to both EDU RC's, I propose switching right now to hobbyist batteries and chargers.

We have made a small harness that goes from the EDU RC's battery plug to a plug that a standard hobbyist (Remote Control RC) battery can plug into.

There are a lot of reasons this is a good idea but the main ones are

#1 Typical RC batteries are cheaper and have larger capacity (1800mAHours are pretty standard, 2400mAHour versions available) than Innovation First batteries AND

# 2 RC chargers are faster, cheaper and better than the Innovation First chargers (and also can run off of a 12V battery, which means we can charge the EDU batteries using a standard FIRST battery -- no AC required!).

Given this white paper, we will probably make a Y connector to power both EDU RC from a single RC battery.

Joe J.
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