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mini powered vehicles (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build
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Wed, 4 Aug 1999 21:11:42 GMT
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I have half a mind to build a LEGO-compatible 9V battery holder just to try
some tiny vehicle designs. Without an RCX you can't make it do much, but it
would still be really fun to build small Technic models powered by a 9V battery
and a micromotor. With four small wheels, some gears and a polarity switch the
whole thing could still fit in a volume about 10 x 6 x 4 SLU's, which isn't
even as big as the RCX!
If you're worried about current you can always use one of those (expensive)
zinc air batteries:
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/zinc_air.htm
(Mallory-Duracell has one too but I can't find info about it on the Web)
- Robert Munafo
LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13
In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Shawn Menninga) writes:
> At 23:34 02-08-99 GMT, Nick Goets wrote:
> > What is the weight difference between 6 double A batteries and a single nine
> > volt battery. Noticeable I am sure.
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> True, but a single 9V battery won't last very long (hours at most) driving
> that kind of load, and will probably get quite warm in the process. They're
> designed for lighter work. The same's true of a set of 6 AAAs. Either one
> would probably be OK for occasional light work with the RCX, but certainly
> not for driving vehicles and such for any length of time.
> [...]
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Couldn't you use one of the 9V battery boxes from the old Light&Sound sets? That way you could use regular electric LEGO plates and wires to hook everything up--a pure LEGO solution. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
| | | Re: mini powered vehicles (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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| From: Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> (...) try (...) it (...) battery (...) the (...) isn't (...) Lego already makes a compatible 9v battery holder. It used to come with their town "sound and lights" sets (I don't know if these exist (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX battery cover
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| (...) True, but a single 9V battery won't last very long (hours at most) driving that kind of load, and will probably get quite warm in the process. They're designed for lighter work. The same's true of a set of 6 AAAs. Either one would probably be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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