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Re: Power inlet to RCX 1.5?
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 27 Jul 2001 00:41:38 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Darren Chapman writes:
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> "rhendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:GH06Ju.L9J@lugnet.com...
> > <snip>
> > > So, does anybody have any tips on creating a dummy powerpack the shape of • a
> > > 1.5 V battery?
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> > What about a wooden dowel with a screw in the end to hold the wire?
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> I haven't seen the earlier posts in this thread but I assume we are talking
> about a way of getting an AC adaptor to drive an RCX from 1.5 without
> hacking the hardware.
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> If so then I have been pondering this as well and was thinking of using some
> of the dummy AA batteries epoxied together. I don't know if you are UK based
> or not but if so then maplin seem to list something suitable
> (www.maplin.co.uk - search for code YX92A)
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> Let me know if you get anywhere with this!
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> Darren
That's right, Darren,
but I'm not from Britain, so I'll look at the product for ideas. Is it
necessary to fill the entire battery bay, or will one AA suffice to provide
the power needed? Also, I'm not only pondering the technicalities of
building dummy AAs, but also the actual voltage I have to supply, for 9.6
Volts didn't yield any results. Does anybody have any clues on this issue?
Grtz.,
Remko
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| (...) There are 12 contact pads in the battery bay. One is the + lead to the RCX, one is the - lead to the RCX, and the other 10 are used to connect the batteries in series. You need to supply power to the two contact pads that connect to the RCX (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power inlet to RCX 1.5?
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| "rhendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GH06Ju.L9J@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) I haven't seen the earlier posts in this thread but I assume we are talking about a way of getting an AC adaptor to drive an RCX from 1.5 without (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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