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Unread 04-02-2009, 10:16
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Re: can we use 2 batteries?

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Originally Posted by haxor5354 View Post
no point of using 2 batteries anyways just bring a few fully charged battery for back up if necessary the robot would definitely not use up all the power after 1 match. unless if the battery is really old.
You've obviously never built any high-torque treaded tank drive robots. 1075 has no trouble building a robot whose drivetrain will swiftly kill one of our batteries in as little as 10 seconds.

We had to fix that, obviously, but we were still just barely squeezing 2.5 mins out.

In contrast, our forklift cart powered by 2 12V deepcycle marine batteries in parallel with 2004's IFI system will run for an entire competition weekend on a charge. There is definitely a benefit to be had by running multiple batteries, HOWEVER, its not allowed. C'est la vie.