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title: Batteries and Charging
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Batteries and Charging
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# Batteries and Charging
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![Three cell, 2200mAh, lithium-ion polymer battery]({{ site.baseurl }}/images/content/kit/battery.png "Three cell, 2200mAh, lithium-ion polymer battery")
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1. Two 11.1V 2200mAh LiPo Batteries.
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2. One battery charger.
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3. One battery charging bag.
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3. One battery charger power cable.
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4. One battery safety bag.
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You must **not** use any batteries, chargers, bags or cables not explicitly authorised by Student Robotics.
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If you have any doubts or wish to request permission to use a battery, charger, charging bag or battery cable not provided by Student Robotics, please contact <{{ site.emails.kit-support }}>.
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<div class="warning">
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<ul>
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<li>Never leave batteries unattended when they are in use or charging.</li>
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<li>Always place the batteries in the provided charging bag when charging or storing.</li>
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<li>Always follow the charging checklist precisely to make sure the charger is correctly configured. See the <a href="#charging-batteries">Charging Batteries</a> section for more details.</li>
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<li>Always leave the charging leads connected to the battery charger at all times.</li>
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<li>Do not charge or use a damaged battery.</li>
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<li>If a battery has any cuts, nicks, exposed copper on wires or is bulging to the point of no longer being squishy, contact <a href="mailto:{{ site.emails.kit-support }}">{{ site.emails.kit-support }}</a> immediately.</li>
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<div class="warning" markdown="1">
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* Never leave batteries unattended when they are in use or charging.
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* Always place the batteries in the provided battery safety bag when charging or when being stored.
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* Always follow the charging checklist precisely to make sure the charger is correctly configured.
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See the [Charging Batteries](#charging-batteries) section for more details.
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* Do not charge or use a damaged battery.
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* If a battery has any cuts, nicks, exposed copper on the wires or is bulging to the point of no longer being squishy, contact <{{ site.emails.kit-support }}> immediately.
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* Always leave the charging leads connected to the battery charger at all times.
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</div>
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Storing Batteries
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When your batteries are not actively in use, they should be safely stored. You
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must disconnect the batteries from all electrical equipment, and place them in
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the battery charging bag. You should then store the charging bag in a safe
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location.
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If you are not going to use the batteries for a long period of time, such as
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more than a week, then you should charge the batteries before hand. By
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themselves, batteries will discharge very slowly, and over-discharging will
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lead to damage. We recommend that you charge all batteries to at
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least 70% of capacity before being stored for a long period.
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Operating Batteries
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To use your batteries, you must connect them to the Student Robotics power
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board. Do not tamper with the cable or connect the batteries to anything other
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than the power board (or the charger when charging).
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During operation, the battery is protected by over-current protection and a fuse
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in the power board. If any equipment is short circuited, the over-current
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protection will activate - protecting the battery. In extreme circumstances the
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fuse may blow to prevent damage to the battery. This is an important safety
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feature: do **not**, under any circumstances, bypass the fuse. The fuse is not
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user serviceable and if the fuse has blown then the power board must be replaced.
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If you suspect the fuse has blown then please contact
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<{{ site.emails.kit-support }}> straight away.
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Mechanical damage to a battery can be dangerous, and a puncture or large force
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applied to a battery causes a serious risk of fire. To avoid this, your battery
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should be shielded from mechanical damage while you operate it. Secure your
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battery to your robot, so that it does not move or fall off while the robot
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moves. You should also build a compartment for the battery to be placed in, so
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that accidental collisions do not damage the battery.
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<div class="info">
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The smaller lead is only used for voltage measurement when charging and should
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be left disconnected when the battery is connected to the robot kit.
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## Storing Batteries
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When your batteries are not actively in use, they should be safely stored.
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To do this you must disconnect the batteries from all electrical equipment, and place them in the battery safety bag.
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You should then store the battery safety bag in a safe location.
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If you are not going to use the batteries for a long period of time, such as more than a week, then you should charge the batteries before hand.
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By themselves, batteries will discharge very slowly, and over-discharging will lead to damage.
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We recommend that you charge all batteries to at least 70% of capacity before being stored for a long period.
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## Operating Batteries
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To use your batteries, you must connect them to the Student Robotics power board.
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Do not tamper with the cable or connect the batteries to anything other than the power board (or the charger when charging).
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During operation, the battery is protected by over-current protection and a fuse in the power board.
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If any equipment is short circuited, the over-current protection will activate - protecting the battery.
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In extreme circumstances the fuse may blow to prevent damage to the battery.
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This is an important safety feature: do **not**, under any circumstances, bypass the fuse.
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The fuse is not user serviceable and if the fuse has blown then the power board must be replaced.
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If you suspect the fuse has blown then please contact <{{ site.emails.kit-support }}> straight away.
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Mechanical damage to a battery can be dangerous, and a puncture or large force applied to a battery causes a serious risk of fire.
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To avoid this, your battery should be shielded from mechanical damage while you operate it.
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Secure your battery to your robot, so that it does not move or fall off while the robot moves.
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You should also build a compartment for the battery to be placed in, so that accidental collisions do not damage the battery.
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<div class="info" markdown="1">
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The smaller lead is only used for voltage measurement when charging and must **not** be connected to anything except the battery charger when the battery is charging.
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### Flat Batteries
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When the battery has been almost completely discharged, the Power Board will
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automatically turn off and the LED marked "Power / Flat Battery Indicator"
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in the [diagram](/docs/kit/power_board#BoardDiagram) will flash red and green.
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You should
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immediately disconnect the battery, and begin charging it. You should keep
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your second battery charged, so that you can immediately switch to using it.
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Do not store a discharged
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battery for more than a few days without charging it, as it may discharge
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further and become damaged.
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Charging Batteries
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Student Robotics provides two different kinds of chargers with our kit, the
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[iMAX B6](/docs/kit/batteries/imax_b6_charger), and the
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[HobbyKing HKE4](/docs/kit/batteries/hke4_charger). You should only use the battery
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charger provided by Student Robotics to charge the batteries provided in the
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kit. For precise instructions on how to charge your batteries with the provided
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charger, please see the charger specific documentation page.
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When the battery has been almost completely discharged, the Power Board will automatically turn off and the LED marked "Power / Flat Battery Indicator" in the [diagram](/docs/kit/power_board#BoardDiagram) will flash red and green.
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You should immediately disconnect the battery, and begin charging it.
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You should keep your second battery charged, so that you can immediately switch to using it.
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Do not store a discharged battery for more than a few days without charging it, as it may discharge further and become damaged.
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## Charging Batteries
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Student Robotics provides two different kinds of chargers with our kit, the [iMAX B6](/docs/kit/batteries/imax_b6_charger), and the [HobbyKing HKE4](/docs/kit/batteries/hke4_charger).
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You should only use the battery charger provided by Student Robotics to charge the batteries provided in the kit.
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For precise instructions on how to charge your batteries with the provided charger, please see the charger specific documentation page.

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