[eeeeweeezeee]

the sealed lead acid batteries used in FIRST can be used in any orientation and are generally a very forgiving battery in terms of how much abuse it can take before it is no longer useful. almost all the conditions it goes through in a FIRST regional are far outside of what the battery is intended to be used for, such as draining it to 9 volts in 4 minutes. only thing I really have against these batteries is the rules about not being able to use other brands of batteries and this business about using only 6amp automotive chargers in the rules, which I don't recall being in previous years.