VEX IQ (1st gen) Battery Life Best Practices

Diagram illustrating the VEX IQ battery specifications, including dimensions, voltage, and connection points, relevant for educational robotics projects and programming with VEXcode IQ.

Charge robot batteries whenever time allows.

  • Have the Robot Battery charge whenever it is not being used.
  • Keep all backup batteries fully charged and ready before storing them so that they can be used as soon as they are needed. 

Disconnect the Robot Battery from the VEX IQ Robot Brain when not in use

Diagram showing the VEX IQ battery specifications, including dimensions, voltage, and connection points, relevant for users building and programming robots within the VEX IQ platform.

  • Squeeze the latch at the end of the Robot Battery and push it out of the Brain slightly if not in use but charging is unnecessary.

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