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Re: Project Questions about Programming and Electrical
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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo View Post
What source of power is available to charge the battery? If you have 120 AC, then a small charger like the ones used for FIRST would be perfect - leave them on and connected forever and no overcharging.

If it's some other power source, then provide more details please.

Don
I want to use something like a 15V 1.5AMP charger (I used a 13.5V 1.5AMP one on my last version) Something that will charge the battery quicker than 3 days. Also, last time I tried leaving the charger on continuously, 3 out of 4 of the batteries cracked and went bad, and I could feel the heat coming out of them with the charger on. So... having a charger that automatically comes on and off is important.
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