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Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday
It already does this, however the timeout is longer than 10 seconds. It will power down automatically after 2.5 minutes.
I also agree about it powering the servos - it would be a nice enhancement if the servos could be powered off the regular battery (and perhaps fall back to the backup if the main battery dies). My reasoning is that by it being the only source of power for the servos, it's not really a backup battery anymore, but just another required power source. When I think of a backup system, if the backup fails while the primary system is functional, the user shouldn't notice. In this case, if the backup battery fails (and assuming you use servos on your robot), your robot will be crippled even if the primary battery is fine.
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Oh okay thanks, 2.5 minutes. Seems unnecesarily long, but it's a step in the right direction.
I agree on the servo power issue. It was very misleading for IFI to call the battery a "backup" but have it actually be the primary power source. Backup is usually used to describe a secondary power source. I really hope IFI adds in the regulators and provides primary power to the servos. I don't see having a redundant supply for the servos as being very important.