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Buttons840
on May 29, 2016
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Boston Dynamics employees were frustrated by Googl...
Why do they need a high voltage tether? They don't need a high voltage battery.
JoeAltmaier
on May 29, 2016
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To transmit power, its better to use high voltage and low current. Reduces transmission losses; uses much lighter cables. Then where the power is needed its stepped down with transformers or 'buck converters'.
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