Dear FIRST Vex Challenge Teams...
Battery packs are not required. Your choices are the following:
Vex battery pack
Individual batteries that into the Vex battery holder
Here is the update on batteries.
Some RadioShack stores will have the Vex Power Pack (#23-036). The Vex Power Pack
comes with a 7.2V 2000mAh Ni-Cd battery, 9.6V 1000mAh Ni-Cd battery, and
the charger.
If the power packs are not available they can purchase the batteries
individually. The catalog numbers are 23-322 (7.2V 2000mAh Ni-Cd
battery and charger) and 23-342 (9.6V 1000mAh Ni-Cd battery and
charger).
The main thing is that they all use 7.2V 2000mAh Ni-Cd batteries on the
robot and the 9.6V 1000mAh Ni-Cd batteries in the charger. The mAh and
chemistry need to be the same on all robots.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Cindy
Cindy Randall
Manager
FIRST Place
(800) 871-8326 X403
FAX (603) 666-3907
http://www.usfirst.org/FIRSTPlace/