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Re: External power supply ?
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:02:08 GMT
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> CAUTION!!! The wall-wart that comes with the train adaptor puts out an AC
> voltage that will likely damage your RCX if used this way!!! I have read
> reports of people burning out their RCXes by connecting the wall-wart to the
> battery contacts inside the RCX 2.0, as the RCX without the power jack does not
> have any power rectification circuitry inside.
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> You *might* be able to use the output from the train speed controller, which is
> DC, but this could easily backfire if you accidentally hook it up with reverse
> polarity or turn the speed control knob in the wrong direction.
You are right Chris, the train controller is not a good idea. Indeed all Lego
adaptors (including the one for RCX 1.0) provide AC only. And turning the knob
in the wrong direction is just too easy.
Thanks for correcting my misleading explanations!
Philo
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| (...) CAUTION!!! The wall-wart that comes with the train adaptor puts out an AC voltage that will likely damage your RCX if used this way!!! I have read reports of people burning out their RCXes by connecting the wall-wart to the battery contacts (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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