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Originally Posted by BQuennell
Also on the backup battery, I'm curious to if we can use a backup battery charging circuit from last year. It doesnt list any design in the manual and rule R49 lists
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. or any similar charging circuit (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 use of this circuit is strongly encouraged.
With that does that mean teams can design their own circuit as well?
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It is my understanding that a backup battery charging circuit is recommended. I also take it that you can design your own. The one from IFI is not supported, and is there as a guideline/sample. You basically are taking your own risks.
I was seriously thinking about building a charging circuit for it last year. But, it turned out for some reason we didn't need it. I guess out of luck I actually got them to charge well.
