Be aware of battery and charger inconsistencies!

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Originally Posted by tim-tim

How is "cycling to these for the top off" adhering to the rules? If you can't use them, you can't use them.

Adhering to the rules would mean to use (and only use) LEGAL chargers at ALL times, while at the event. This would mean that the batteries never see the charger you are suggesting.

Save yourself the headache and space by leaving the charger at home when you compete.

because there is no distinction to what is and isn't a legal or illegal charger. the rule states "Do not charge battery at greater than the manufacturer’s maximum recommended rate." which we can adhere to by doing bulk charge on 6A chargers then top them off with these where we know for a fact it won't draw even 2A. Just because something can be used it one way doesn't mean it will and so long as we adhere to the rule the usage of such a device is permitted.

Also leaving them at home is not an option. Our older chargers are not acceptable for robot performance. Each one charges the battery differently which is a major problem for us. I'll post on the QA and look for an official response but regardless I believe we can easily adhere to the rules to there shouldn't be any problems.