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Hey guys- Do any of you know the shelf life of an RCX brick? The reason I ask is because I recently took mine out (I just openned my mindstorms set, 2-3 years after it was bought), and it isn't working. If any of you could help me I would appreciate (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It appears to be broken. I will buy it for $50. But only because you can't use it anyways. You can keep the bricks and the tower. Unless the tower doesn't work. Also, some of the bricks might not work either. I'll buy them too. Ralph (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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According to Google this - (URL) - has something to do with shelflife ... and ketchup, of course. Hope that answers your question. And now for an obligatory link to a Penny Arcade strip: (URL) <vineethonkan@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Does this mean that the brick was broken before I openned the box? (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) More than likely it broke as you were taking it out of the box. They seal the Mindstorms box so that the air doesn't affect the RCX. When you broke that seal and the air got to the brick, it might have ruined the chip. Jeremy. (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Jeremy, I think he said he left the box unopened until recently. This means that the air did not get into the box until recently. Clearly, a different failure mechanism is at work here. It's more likely that the electrons in the firmware (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I doubt air would cause this type of problem. More likely, something toxic in the air. Chris was telling me about someone who had a problem like this. His home AC was leaking some kind of freeon or something, which contaminated some kinds of (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Don’t know about you guys, but, I keep my RCX’s in a modified Tupperware container that I’ve attached to an air pump. This lets me drop the air pressure to 0.05 atmospheres. The end effect is that my RCX’s are always in good shape and I think the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't know why they all mock you... anyway what exactly "isn't working"? Do you mean that after installing all 6 batteries correctly and pushed the red button, it didn't beep? (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Do (...) Yes. (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) VINEET! Ok, let me explain something. There are a TON of people here, and several are actually willing to help solve problems. But you need to give them enough information to help you. First, we all ass-u-me you've tried to solve the problem (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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