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Classmate Battery

Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:52 pm
by Tanner
Good info on getting more charge on Classmate.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showt ... p?p=932368

-Tanner

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 7th, 2010, 10:35 am
by freds
I like the idea of an inverter connected to an anderson connector and using an older battery.

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 7:15 pm
by Tanner
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=15017

Good news for us. We should make something.

-Tanner

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 8:35 pm
by ptwortman
Tanner wrote:http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=15017

Good news for us. We should make something.

-Tanner


but do we need it...?

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 8:55 pm
by Michael Kapp
ptwortman wrote:
Tanner wrote:http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=15017

Good news for us. We should make something.

-Tanner


but do we need it...?

We certainly will if we make finals, and it will also help in qualifiers.

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 9:20 pm
by Tanner
Heh. I was charging that thing at least twice on the field before our match was up. That was only because the machine shop was nearby. I don't know of any power outlets at Palmetto.

-Tanner

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 9:38 pm
by Sunny
Tanner wrote:Heh. I was charging that thing at least twice on the field before our match was up. That was only because the machine shop was nearby. I don't know of any power outlets at Palmetto.

-Tanner


We Should make it a priority to have the classmate charging at all times. The converter would be nice to have around, but I'm not entirely sure how useful it would be. It might be more useful at nationals...

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 6:19 am
by Tanner
Sunny wrote:We Should make it a priority to have the classmate charging at all times. The converter would be nice to have around, but I'm not entirely sure how useful it would be. It might be more useful at nationals...


It was charging at all times. Like maybe we should put it to sleep, but we do test the robot in the pits quite a bit.

In any situation, I think it'd be nice to have.

-Tanner

Re: Classmate Battery

Posted: March 21st, 2010, 12:08 am
by Tanner
Reading some threads on CD, this whole battery charger might be REALLY helpful (read that as "necessary") for Championships when there are little to no outlets we have access to.

-Tanner