Battery Chargers

[Alan Ing]

Hi Katie,

This is a response to someones question on the First tech list. Apparantly the rule is C.20

> Frcengineers:
>
> Rule C20 states that only the battery charger supplied or one with
equivalent
> specifications may be used.
>
> The charger manual indicates an output of 1 Amp hour, less than the
battery's
> capacity. We have some level of concern that this may be inadequate
for
> recharging during a match.
>
> Is it legitimate to use a charger of our own as long as its' output
does not
> exceed
> battery specifications? [For example, we have a charger that can
output 2 Ah
> in trickle charge mode or 10 Ah in quick charge mode.]

A) You may not use that charger. See rule C20. You may use another
charger that does not exceed the specifications of this years charger.
Please note that teams will be allowed to recharge their batteries in
the Pits overnight.

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FIRST MRT

Personally, I have a problem with this. Even if you leave a battery on a charger overnight, with the rate of charge these chargers give, you will only be able to charge ONE battery, and since you cannot get in to the pits at night, you will not be able to change over to the other battery.

Does anyone have this years battery charger specs? Again, I forgot to check this before we packed it in to the crate.