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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeremy Taylor wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Vineet Honkan wrote:
> > Does this mean that the brick was broken before I openned the box?
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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.
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
electronics, like an RCX.
I don't remember how it was cleaned out, but somehow they got it working.
Steve
"Don't do that."
"I can't help it!"
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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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| (...) 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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