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Re: USB->Serial Converts and IR Tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:17:40 GMT
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Simon Bogaert <(simon.bogaert@advalvas)NoSpam(.be)>
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> Of course you made sure that the battery in your IR tower is in good • shape. I
> haven't found a way other than trying a brand new battery to verify that. • The
> green light in the tower is not an indicator for a good battery - it • lights up
> just fine even if the battery is too weak to cause a good IR transmission.
As I've seen some people having problems with the IR tower, I suggest using
an AC adapter. I had battery problems from the very first time I used the
black tower, whilst the batteries where in good shape. I had to open up the
case each time I wanted to use the tower, because in this way I could reach
the power contact points on the board and feed it from another power source.
After a while, I got tired of this, so I grabbed my drill, and put a hole in
the side of the FRONT part (you can see through it a bit) of the tower. I
put in a small female adapter plug and connected it to the battery contacts
using two wires laid around the inside corner of that very same front part.
Now I power the IR tower with an AC adapter (9V, 1000mA), and I don't use
the battery compartment anymore. This way, my tower won't fall out because
the batteries are empty.
Keep on customising...
Simon
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 | | RE: USB->Serial Converts and IR Tower
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| Of course you made sure that the battery in your IR tower is in good shape. I haven't found a way other than trying a brand new battery to verify that. The green light in the tower is not an indicator for a good battery - it lights up just fine even (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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