You know you're overdosed on FIRST when you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?" - Joe G. [more]
In 2003, Jay Tenbrink of the Martians asked me to write an article about batteries for their team. This is the article with some updates for 2004. It contains info on common problems with electrical design and discusses in depth the SLA battery used to power FIRST Robots. If you ever have questio...
Instructions for building a battery changer cabinet. Cabinets holds up to 6 batteries and chargers and has optional panel meters to monitor the health of each battery and a battery load tester.
This is a list of all the materials you will need to build a battery cart. Solidwork Drawings will be posted in the next few months. If you have any questions and please feel free to PM I and I will help you with anything I can. Hope every team has one of these HOT battery carts next year!!