[FTC]: Tips for Teams going to the Vex Championships

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01-05-2008, 23:24

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Re: [FTC]: Tips for Teams going to the Vex Championships

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Originally Posted by ActionJoe365

Using the wrong charging port in the Vex battery charger has also been identified as a problem. You should not use the 9.6 v port to charge the 7.2 v robot batteries. This overcharging can damage the batteries.

How do we know which is which? The 2 charging slots look identical, and there doesn't appear to be any labeling. In the documentation for the Vex power pack, Instruction #2 says "Plug the 7.2 V Battery Pack into one of the two white ports on the front of the Battery Charger..." then "Plug the 9.6 V Battery Pack into the other port..."

We never knew there was a difference between the 2 slots.

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