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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
From "The Robot Rev F"
<R53> The 7.2v backup battery may be charged on or off the robot. When off the robot, the battery is to be
charged with the provided 7.2V backup battery charger. When mounted on the robot, the backup battery may
be charged from the 12VDC primary battery by using the custom charging circuit available from Innovation
First Inc. (note: IFI will provide the design for this circuit on the IFI website, however teams must obtain the
parts for this circuit and assemble it themselves)
Please note: You may charge on or off the robot. If on the robot you must use the IFI charger connected to the main battery. If off the robot you must use the provided battery charger. There are no other possibilities listed.
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Al, you may want to double check your qoute....
The very last updated file which is revision F
http://www2.usfirst.org/2006comp/Man...obot_Rev_F.pdf
says: "<R53> The 7.2v backup battery may be charged on or off the robot. When off the robot, the battery is to be
charged with the provided 7.2V backup battery charger. When mounted on the robot, the backup battery may
be charged from the 12VDC primary battery by using the custom charging circuit available from Innovation
First Inc. (note: IFI will provide the design for this circuit on the IFI website, however teams must obtain the
parts for this circuit and assemble it themselves)"
The other part is not mentioned, however you could have meant it to not be part of it and i not realized it.