How does your team charge & test batteries?

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How does your team charge & test batteries?

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14-03-2013, 10:48

Ether

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Re: How does your team charge & test batteries?

Al,

The unit draws only 125 amps, not 200. The CCA setting on the tester doesn't change the load on the battery, it just affects the computation that the tester displays.

I would use this tester in combination with an inexpensive digital voltmeter to get a reading with more resolution.

Asking an FRC battery to supply 125 amps for 5 seconds is no different from what these batteries often see in competition.

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