Amount of power drawn by FRC controller?

[JBotAlan]

Originally Posted by Teger

Its a relatively simple question; How much power does the FRC controller (the one on the robot, I hope I have the right name...) draw from the backup battery?

I am unsure of this. I know that after a few minutes the RC goes dead if running on backup, but I'm not sure if that's because of a timer or the battery going dead.

Originally Posted by Teger

Also, the FRC board has the ability to output power, and according to the rules of this year, the only legal way to use a backup battey is through the FRC controller...would it also be possible to use this output power to power the fisher-price motors? or, for that matter, any of the motors in the kit?

The backup battery will not power any motors...ever. Your main battery is the only power source for motors, and motors must be powered by Victors or Spikes.

Good luck
JBot