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Hardly the most adventurous avenue of customisation, but has anybody tried replacing the 9v battery in the IR tower with an AC/DC adapter? Is there anything that speaks against doing this? TIA Leonard Stiles <lstiles@hotpop.com> (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, I have mounted a jack that accepts the plug of a 9V 500mA adapter on the back of one of my IR towers. Then I soldered the wires from the jack to the metal plates that are also the tower battery contacts. It been working great for almost a year (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I fixed that by cutting a piece of fairly stiff foam just a big longer than a 9 V cell - this holds the 9V adapter plug firmly against the plates and will not affect the warranty of your tower. If you like, I can do a little write up with (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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And more: Has anyone managed to modify the tower to make it never turn off (always = listening?) Toni t@k.udg.es.removethis Leonard Stiles <lstiles@hotpop.com> wrote in message news:FoK2ML.KvI@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Leonard Stiles" <lstiles@hotpop.com> wrote in message news:FoK2ML.KvI@lugnet.com... (...) Leonard, Well, I'm still using the same battery (duracell) as the day my mindstorms kit arrived (8 months ago). Unlike the RCX, the tower doesn't seem very (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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