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Originally Posted by whatabouteve
We had our 12v batteries running 201 and 245's robots in a parade 2 weeks ago (Michigan suburbs north of detroit). It was freezing out and they had been sitting out all morning so they were at 32 F.
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We were involved (and organized) this event as well.
Using 2007 robot, without the drivetrain (1 FP, 2 Globe, 1 Banebots, and the compressor total), we ran on 3 low batteries (one was questionable, the other two were not fully charged but decent at 11.9-12v no load). All of the batteries were sitting on the truck with the robot for a few hours before the parade. The elbow joint (2x Globe) will not run on less than 11v, so we could deplete the batteries less than 201 and 245 could.
It was cold enough for one of our plastic rollers on the claw to break when closing. It was, however, very thin, due to extensive lightening efforts.
However, unlike 201 and 254 (which had cRio-based 2009 robots), our 2007 IFI robot could boot in under a second (on tether). We changed the battery during the parade without issue.