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  A recharge BOT?
 
Hi, Did anyone try to build a bot with the capability of recharging its rechargable batteries? I wonder if it is possible. Can you recharge the batteries when they are still with in the RCX? I want to try this without blowing up my RCX. My both (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: A recharge BOT?
 
(...) Sadly, LEGO made the Battery status not avail to the BOT. Only to a PC. Maybe in the new firmware update they will fix this oversight. That and allow programming of the Display counter with vars... Dean (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: A recharge BOT?
 
(...) The hardware has the battery supply voltage connected to the 4th A/D input port, so using legOS you can definitely get the battery voltage, and I would expect other replacement firmware systems (ie, pbForth) to also offer that capability. If (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: A recharge BOT?
 
From: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@liveonthenet.com> (...) the (...) around, and (...) it (...) would occur. (...) Maybe in (...) programming of (...) would (...) A bigger issue is that the RCX doesn't have a battery charger. You would need to use (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: A recharge BOT?
 
What about making a sensor that is a battery charge meter? ----- Original Message ----- From: Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 9:41 AM Subject: Re: A recharge BOT? (...) around, and (...) (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: A recharge BOT?
 
Couldn't you run some wires into the battery pack and have them connect to the leads on a charger mounted on a wall somewhere? Or would you still have to worry about frying your RCX? A bigger issue is that the RCX doesn't have a battery charger. You (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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