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Re: Power Management Recommendation for driver stations

Until we can convince the powers that be to provide Classmate power at the driver's station, teams who are not playing in the finals, may want to top off their Classmate batteries and offer them to teams who are playing in the finals. This is not the best solution but it will insure that finals teams can continue to control their robots.

Also, to any teams that are using the inverter/robot battery solution, I would like to recommend an inline fuse to protect the battery and inverter. These are available at automotive stores and a 20-40 amp breaker should do the trick. Please use the same wiring size vs fuse choice that is listed in the robot rules.
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