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  Re: Battery use
 
Yes, but it won't last long. The HB's electronics draw around 20 - 40 mA. the lifetime of an alkaline 9v is approx 1 Amp hour. So that give you 25 - 50 hours of run time. In practice, you'd get less, 'cause the 1 AH rating assumes a much slower (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Shuting up the RCX
 
(...) Well, you could hack the LEGO firmware. Not easy but possible. Jürgen (24 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Battery use
 
If I use a separate battery supply for the motor outputs, will a single 9v battery provide sufficient power for the rest of the Handyboard instead of the 8 AA cells (9.6V)? (24 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Home-made One-way valve
 
Alternativeley you can continue using the valve with the old style pump and have an air tank (if you own two) on each side i.e. one that holds the vaccum and one that holds the pressureized air. but... theres still the problem of flipping the valve (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Home-made One-way valve
 
(...) Yes, you can store vacuum. But all you can store is 1 atmosphere. So a little blue tank with 4 atmospheres has a lot more storage than one with negative 1 atmosphere! Also, it's real hard to make vacuum, in the real world. I once built a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)


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