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Re: Battery Life, 50A load discharge test method/results

I think it would be helpfull to have a battery tester available thats tests under a specific load while its on the bot.

Turning your control system on and seeing 12.1V on the driver display doesnt tell you much. The battery needs a typical load to drop the voltage to where it will be when the robot starts drawing power.

Measuring the energy left in a battery is not easy or straight forward.