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Re: Power inlet to RCX 1.5?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 3 Jan 2001 03:30:59 GMT
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Brian <ALANO@ihatespamKIVA.NET>
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Raoul Sullivan wrote:
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> I have a power supply that gives 9.3 volts and can give 130mA. Just 3
> questions -
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> 1) Presumably the RCX can take 9.3 volts? It's not much over 9V... (Sound of
> frying RCX)
Short answer is yes.
Check out this thread at Lugnet:
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=3165&t=f&v=a
> 2) 130mA. Is that enough? I'm not sure how the RCX works internally, but the
> motors run fine on the supply, and I assume that they are going to be the
> biggest draw on the power supply. (Assumption is the mother of all
> screw-ups)
Short answer is no. A single motor can draw 100mA.
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| I have a power supply that gives 9.3 volts and can give 130mA. Just 3 questions - 1) Presumably the RCX can take 9.3 volts? It's not much over 9V... (Sound of frying RCX) 2) 130mA. Is that enough? I'm not sure how the RCX works internally, but the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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