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Re: This sweatshirt
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date: 
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:09:51 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
I took the train wall wart, unsoldered the the adapter off a train controller,
added some wires, took the batteries out of the RCX and attached the wires to
what I considered the proper + and - terminals in the RCX.

a) isn't the Train 9V transformer putting out 9-11V AC?

b) does the 2.0 RCX have the rectifier to turn AC into DC?

Calum



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  Re: This sweatshirt
 
(...) Well this I did not consider 'cause I use the train wall-wart to plug in my old 1.0's. As far as I knew the train adapter is 9v DC 'cause that's what the train motors are. Then again, my limited electronic knowhow factors in here. Dave K -who (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) <snip> (...) I'm not a whiz where electronics are concerned, but I can put batteries in the RCX and test voltages across the breadboard... No, it's pretty much dead. I took the train wall wart, unsoldered the the adapter off a train (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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