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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor
Our team doesn't use the kit one. We have a couple of performance RC car chargers that can fully charge the battery in about 15 minutes, and then let us know with a deafening beeeeeeep when it's done. One of them also has a graphical LED display on the charging progress.
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Although this is really the best way to do this, considering the time crunches we face during competition, I hate to tell you, it is expressly against the rules.
<R56> 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 only be charged from the 12VDC primary battery using
the Battery Charging Circuit available from Innovation First Inc.
I wanted to take the approach you are using last season, but when I asked
this specific question to the Q&A system, the response came back that the provided backup battery charger must be used.
Sorry, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but at least now you will know how the rules committee sees this rule.