First: 2008 Batteries are D-Y-I-N-G.

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First: 2008 Batteries are D-Y-I-N-G.

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23-09-2008, 19:30

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Re: First: 2008 Batteries are D-Y-I-N-G.

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Originally Posted by 1075guy

At competition (where the borrowed robot swelled) we ONLY use the kit chargers (this year and previous years). At home we have occasionally used our bigass charger designed for car batteries (Motomaster 2A/35A/200A), but we only use it when time is of the essence and we dont have any charged batteries because we know its bad for the batteries.

I can't even begin to describe how bad an idea this is: This practice is a liability.

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