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Originally Posted by DKolberg
According to R51 you may only use one of the two 12V batteries provided. Does this mean we are limited to bringing only two batteries for the competition?  |
The wording of R51 is the same last year as this year. Here's the Q&A
from last year:
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Q: Does this mean that only two batteries are allowed at a competition? If this is such a problem FIRST should consider no shipment of batteries and supplying them at competitions!
A: You can bring other batteries to the competiton. The only batteries that can be used during competition are the Exide batteries provided in the 2005 kit. We will not be providing batteries at competitions.
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Q: Please be exact. Are teams allowed to purchase additional batteries as the rules say and use these identical batteries during competition or are teams required to "ONLY USE SHIPPED THE KIT battery? Recharge time and cycle life is limited.
A: You may purchase identical batteries and use them.
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Q: Question 1008 said you can only use the Exide batteries provided in the 2005 kit. Question 1137 says you can purchase identical batteries and use them. How many can be used at the competition?
A: There is no limit to the number of batteries that can be brought to a competitionas long as the requirements of <R46> are met.
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Q: Can we use previous years' batteries? Having only 2 batteries (which last only 1 or 2 rounds) will not last the entire day on Friday. The batteries take hours to fully charge-2 aremn
A: You may use batteries from prior years as long as they are the same make and model as the competition batteries. Note: EX18-12 and ES18-12 batteries are equivalent batteries.
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I can't imagine it being any different this year.