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* [http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/battery/oem/images/pdf/Panasonic_NiMH_ChargeMethods.pdf Panasonic article about charging NiMH] | * [http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/battery/oem/images/pdf/Panasonic_NiMH_ChargeMethods.pdf Panasonic article about charging NiMH] | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 26 April 2007
Contents
Production Battery
We went with eight generic NiMH batteries which we soldered into packs. They were $15 for 20 at Frys, so we can afford to get quite a few of them. The number of packs per robot has been upped to two to handle the increased current requirements of the kicker.
Specs-Battery
| Device | Battery |
|---|---|
| Type | NiMH |
| Voltage | 9.6V |
| Max Continuous Amp | 5 |
| Max Continuous Time | 15 mins (1/2 match) |
| Amp/Hr Rating | 2000mAh |
Battery Resources
Ni-MH
see Digikey pages 1882-3
- Digikey Panasonic 8 AA NiMH pack 9.6V 1500mAh different configurations available, comes with thermistor $29
- Digikey Panasonic 8 AA NiMH pack 9.6V 2000mAh different configurations available, comes with thermistor $34
- Digikey solder tab Panasonic AA 1500mAh NiMH P015T-ND 2.63 ea. Would need to build 8 pack.
- Digikey solder tab Panasonic AA 2000mAh NiMH P020T-ND 5.53 ea. Would need to build 8 pack.
- 9.6V 8-pack 1800mAH Jameco
- 9.6V 8-pack 5000mAH Jameco Comes in Slender package too
- 9.6V 8-pack 2200mAH Jameco Comes in Slender package too
Li-Poly
- 2000mAh 3.7V Li-Poly Sparkfun. We wil need 3-4 in series
- 1200mAh 3.7 Li-Poly All elec 2A max discharge, a little under current
- 2000mAh 3.7 Li-Poly All elec Probably gonna use these
Charger Stuff
We will be using the battlebots chargers the AstroDyne 112D
