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Re: Back-up battery charging circuit from IFI

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Originally Posted by Matt Krass
We used it, the only problem we had was a slight trickle through of power to the RC when the breaker was open and the backup battery connected, it wasn't even really a problem, somewhat amusing is all. I don't think we ever had to remove our backup battery and everything worked great for us, it gets a thumbs up from me.
My team had the same thing happen. We also discovered that if you push the robot for a few yards while the breaker is tripped and even when the Anderson connectors are unplugged, the same thing happens.
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