portable controls w/o using tether

[Mike Betts]

Powering the OI is only one half of the problem as originally posed... You still need the tether for communications. Use of radios in the pits is forbidden...

[Josh Hambright]

As stated above you can infact run your OI off of batteries, its quiet simple, you dont have to butcher a power supply if you dont want, you should be able to buy the connector as its a standard size, although that size espaces me right now, and just connect a batter to it.

As stated that is only half your battle as FIRST forbids the use of radio communication during competition. If your talking about just doing this for a demonstration or a parade, then your fine, but this wouldn't be possible at competition due to the radio restrictions.

Hope this helps.

Josh

[Pierson]

Originally Posted by oneangrydwarf

As stated above you can infact run your OI off of batteries, its quiet simple, you dont have to butcher a power supply if you dont want, you should be able to buy the connector as its a standard size, although that size espaces me right now, and just connect a batter to it.

Yes, you can buy the right sized barrel connectors at Radio Shack or your favorite electronics store, or if you have some old adapters laying around (that have the right size end) just chop off the adapter and you have a nice long wire attached to the barrel.

[halomaster69]

yea, we just need it for a convention at the salt palace in salt lake city in a few days