[Al Skierkiewicz]

Phoenix,
This was a problem last year that teams eventually figured out. The main battery voltage can fall pretty low when not charged. The 24 volt supply and the other supplies on the Power Distribution board do stop working with low voltage. Knowing that your batteries are fully charged when you use them helps. The supplies stop working at less than five volts on the battery. Most teams use the Andy Mark plug flags in the KOP parts to indicate charged. So when your battery comes off the charger, insert the flag. Everyone will get to know that a flag means good and no flag means put it on the charger.