Thread: Between-Match Battery Swaps
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Unread 07-02-2006, 23:47
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Re: Between-Match Battery Swaps
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Originally Posted by BrianBSL
12 batteries is excessive if you ask me. With the 6A chargers FIRST provides these days, I don't really see a need for having more than 5 or 6 batteries, even if you have a crazy power-hungry robot. If you kill a battery every match, then you should rethink the mechanical design of your robot. If you plan it right, and you don't have a lot of back-to-back matches, and your robot doesn't draw a ton of power, you can certainly get through a regional with only 3 or 4.
Absolutely. It seems irrational to go through batteries just like that.