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Re: Batteries

To: Joyce Poon <poonj@ecf.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Re: Batteries
From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:28:58 -0500
Cc: Cindy Wong <wongci@ecf.utoronto.ca>, vanderh@ecf.toronto.edu
Delivered-to: hoek@freebsd.org
In-reply-to: <Pine.SGI.3.96.1000117115408.23926524B-100000@skule.ecf>; from Joyce Poon on Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 12:00:35PM -0500
References: <20000117000934.A80726@mad> <Pine.SGI.3.96.1000117115408.23926524B-100000@skule.ecf>
Sender: hoek@FreeBSD.org

On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 12:00:35PM -0500, Joyce Poon wrote:
> 
> Is it really that wise to directly charge our robot from an AC socket?  I
> forsee current/voltage surges which we may regret...  I believe some

Not charge our robot --- power our robot.  If you forsee
current/voltage surges, then it is because you have never built such a
transformer before.  Surges should not be an issue at all.

> firefigters group have to build self-recharging mechanisms (I don't know

Irrelevant for our purposes.  They are charging the robot, we would be
powering the robot.

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References:
- Re: Batteries
  - From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
- Re: Batteries
  - From: Joyce Poon <poonj@ecf.utoronto.ca>

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