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Re: Warming up the batteries

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
It seems most likely that there is a problem with your robot's electrical system. I would disconnect everything: the battery, main breaker, all the power distribution board breakers, etc. Measure battery voltage, connect ONE THING ONLY, measure battery voltage again, and repeat until you find out what component is draining your power.

If the battery is draining while just sitting there it may be a fault with the main breaker, Anderson connector, or all of your chargers/batteries were exposed to the same damaging conditions.
We have tried just having it plugged into one thing at a time. We tried all this during the elimination rounds at Ramp Riot this year. We currently have one or two batteries that actually work. The 2010 battery we got is one of the worst ones. I don't remember exactly which battery works the best, but it was the only one consistently working for us.
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