What to use for ballast

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15-03-2015, 15:02

Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline

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Re: What to use for ballast

Daniel, Of course not!
An "One 18 lb counter weight we used is a plastic encased lead / sulfuric acid mix" conjured an image in my mind of a larger battery than the robot battery. This is due to FRC legal batteries are between 11 and 13 lbs depending on type and wire.

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