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Originally Posted by Jay-qu
It would be cool to be able to swap batteries in and out of the rover, but I think it might be to complex of an action to bother with. Im sure we could come up with a system that charges fast enough for our purposes. It may be an inconvenience, but once we are there I think the race will be mostly over  |
Not switch them in and out. Imagine having two batteries. You have an electrically controlled selector to use one batter or the other. I am not sure if the risk merits the extra mass, but it your battery goes bad it is priceless.
Bill
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