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Re: X10 Wireless Camera
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 7 Apr 2000 21:15:59 GMT
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Paul Gyugyi wrote:
> I got one also. I think the batteries get drained even when the
> camera is not plugged in. Looks like the battery ox has a small
> circuit--maybe a voltage converter that is always on.
> -gyug
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> In lugnet.robotics, Rob Doucette writes:
> > I bought one for Mindstorms use. Paid $80 and received a $40 credit. I
> > used the credit to buy 2 battery boxes. The camera eats batteries... I'm
> > thing about using one of the battery boxes to wire a motor lead/diode bridge
> > to, and using the 6-cell LEGO battery boxes instead. The camera can be
> > mounted to a plate using a standard tripod screw.
I wondered about that. Since the camera claims to require 12 volts but the amount
of batteries equals 6 volts.
I wonder if there is a way to get it to work off of 9 volts.
Dean
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| I got one also. I think the batteries get drained even when the camera is not plugged in. Looks like the battery ox has a small circuit--maybe a voltage converter that is always on. -gyug (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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