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Larry Johnston
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Re: Custom Chargers for backup battery

Well regardless of whether or not it was that way last year. It should be asked in Q and A this year.

I was taking it as you may use their design or one of your own. The reason being under any of the other rules relating to custom circuits it does not limit charging the backup battery.

Despite the way it was meant to be i seen teams with the IFI Circuit, and Teams without it, but still charging the battery on the bot, but there were also the teams that didn't use either.

Either way i think IFI needs to modify there circuit design there are a few problems with it. The design we used also had a few problems, which is why this year depending on the rules we hope to make a newly designed safer charger.

And i still stick by what i said earlier, in FIRST we need more circuit experience and we need to do more advanced electrical stuff. I mean after all FIRST is about learning and inspiring others to learn.
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