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Re: MK Battery Problems

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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
Team 104 had battery problems at the NJ regional. The 2 2008 and 1 2007 batteries failed on Thurs. They would charge but would be down half way through a match. Any battery that was charged on the 2008 charger failed. We made it through the regional on a 2006, 2007 battery and the 2006 and 2007 chargers. We are sure the common mode of failure was the 2008 charger.
THe new chargers are a bit tricky, you have to make sure the voltage is set correctly, and current is set correctly after you connect the battery.