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Re: Please insert 18AA nicads and press any key to continue.
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Date: 
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:47:00 GMT
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Chris Moseley writes:
So now I use 4.8A @ 1.5V to charge my nicads since I use 18 of them[1].

Hint: think carefully before assuming that the TO220 BJT on the output can take
5A indefinitely. After about 15 minutes it overheated a little. Luckily it went
open circuit, so I still have the nicads. Not happy, now I'm forced back to 24
hour charging. Time to find some plugs that match the RCX I think.

Oh, BTW, the CyberMaster doesn't have the external power socket. Grr,

Have fun
Moz

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  Please insert 18AA nicads and press any key to continue.
 
Yahoo! I got my Mindstorms at last :-) So I've taken the day off to celebrate. Predictably, I got the CyberMaster set on Friday, and the letter saying I should pick up the Mindstorms on Saturday. It's all happening here, I tell you. So now I use (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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