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(...) Interesting question. I'll try this at home with my remote and RCX loaded with standard firmware. Anyway, that could only say that the remote control knows that it has to send a OFF (brake) cmd to the RCX when fwd and rev are pressed together, (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'd be a little surprised at a bridge rectifier which couldn't accept DC. Many electronic appliances have them these days so that it doesn't really matter what kind of wall wart you use, so long as the voltage is in the right range. The wall (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes. That is what I meant. I even believe sincerely that it's what I said. :-) I am not sure who exactly within LEGO first recommended it but if you dig hard enough in lugnet.robotics I believe you will find just such a recommendation.... that (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I think you misuderstood what Larry said (or I misunderstood what you said). I think Larry was saying that you should use the wall wart from the train speed regulator, which is what Lego recommends. Also, I dont see how you could burn out the diodes (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Those who can use a soldering iron, and know their anode from their cathode, could build something like what I did: (URL) black box is a 7809 9v positive voltage regulator. See the data sheet here: (URL) used a 12v wall wart to power the whole (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | of interest - Fw: BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 5/17/02
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@BNA.COM> (...) : : : "The only person sure of himself is the man who wishes to : leave things as they are, and he dreams of an impossibility" : -- George M. Wrong. : : (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | #9701 Control Lab building set with RCX's
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How many RCX's and what software do you need to control the Vending Machine requiring 4 sensor input ports and 5 output ports at Brickshelf's (URL) it require RCX to RCX or Scout communication, e.g., Robolab mail? Brickshelf recently added building (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.edu)
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I have the RCX 2.0 and it doesn't hace any power connector. Lego should have thought about that and at least sell a special adapter. Anyway, they didn't. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> To: (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You can do this but it's not recommended. As the RCX 1.0 has a bridge rectifier on the power input, it's recommended you use a 10v AC supply, to avoid buring out the diodes. ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Kris's VCS ActiveX Component
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(...) It means "hard to find". The fact that you answered 6 months later is proof of that! (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: Kris's VCS ActiveX Component
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(...) Duncan, check out my website www.snoozysplace.be.tf You will find the latest version over there, and also my emailadres where you can ask me for the password. btw, English isn't my native language, so what does "elusive bloke" mean ? Greetz, (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Re: What is exception "StackOverflowError" in method "<clinit>"
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(...) StackOverflowError could either be a stack overflow (maximum depth is 10) or a thread that dies from whatever exception (that seems to be a bug, but I couldn't yet figure out what causes it). I suppose TextLCD.print should work, though I never (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java)
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(...) No, they didn't, that was just a rumour. You can power an 1.5 or 2.0 RCX by connecting a _regulated_ 9V DC supply to the battery connectors (with the correct polarity of course). To power 3 stalled motors I think you need around 1A (not quite (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: cygwin error
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(...) / (...) 1) gcc for the H8/300 can be called h8300-hms-gcc or h8300-hitachi-hms-gcc. You may need to edit legOS's Makefile.common 2) Is the h8300 gcc in the PATH? Max. (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: somewhat off topic, but...
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Repost to proper newsgroup... ===...=== I'm NOT biased because I DIDN'T write the thing... Forth is a wonderful language that has a proven track record. I don't use it in my job simply because management has never heard about it. I don't mean to (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Morgan writes:> (...) wanted to power, it is exactly what you need and no extra. Those 4548s turn up in the strangest places, though, so haunting old and poorly managed stores (TRU comes to mind, as Mark said!) that carried (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: latest legOS strangeness
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(...) I may be wrong - 'my' RCX is actually my brother's, and is 3 hours drive away - but doesn't the remote control with the official firmware do float when buttons released, but brake if forward and reverse are pressed together? Max (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Thanks Larry and JB (via e-mail) I'll be following your advice. I'd always assumed the track power connection was hard-wired but this pic shows where a standard connecter attaches. (URL) the speed regulator facility might come in handy too. (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) 4548s were 5ukp in Toysrus a while back Someone in the UK has a UK 3 pin adaptor for $5 (URL) sure you can find a UK person to trade a controller. Mark (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Microscout assembly?
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Last night I took apart my Microscout just to see what was going on... Unfortunately, my pictures look like crap, so it'll be a few days before I post those (at least, the closeups of the guts). In the meantime, you'll have to suffer with my equally (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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