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Hi, There is patch available at the official LEGO MindStorms site: (URL) Blank (22 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) CAUTION!!! The wall-wart that comes with the train adaptor puts out an AC voltage that will likely damage your RCX if used this way!!! I have read reports of people burning out their RCXes by connecting the wall-wart to the battery contacts (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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I wrote Michael Anderson (firmware guru at TLC) expressing my concerns about the future of Mindstorms based on the recent press regarding TLC's financial woes. I asked him if he could reassure me. He said, "there are some very interesting projects (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Hi Ken, (...) Maximum RCX power consumption is 1500 mA (there is a fuse inside rated 1.5A). Anything rated at least 1A should be OK. (...) They should, if they are really regulated (some cheap warts advertised as regulated are not so good...). A (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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(...) If TLC is trying to control costs and return to profitability, they will want to cut products that have a bad profit margin for them. This would likely include Star Wars and Harry Potter on the basis of licensing fees and specialized part (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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