Power in the stands

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

We bring 500lbs of gigantic sealed batteries and UPSs to every event, and I'm glad we did which is what saved us at Central Valley (and Long Beach last year). We have them built into mobile power unit carts. For those of you suggesting putting robot batteries or marine batteries in the stands, from a safety perspective, is that really what we want? Wouldn't some power drops be a far safer solution?

At Central Valley, teams were asked to remove all cords from the stands on Sunday. This was a blanket policy applied without giving teams an opportunity to remedy the situation.

I'm not an expert on batteries or safety, but if I were hosting an event in a high school gym, I'd feel much more safe about batteries than having to figure out some way to route power through bleachers.