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Re: rechargeable 9V battery packs for RCX/JCX and Legos motors
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 3 Oct 2001 02:27:51 GMT
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Dave, these look very good.. both the male and female appear
to be recessed... Which end is typically used for the battery??
Thanks! Terry
dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com says...
> In article <MPG.16068fc11ac66559989681@lugnet.com>, Terry King
> <tking@waitsriver.k12.vt.us> wrote:
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> > B. What is a suitable connector?? The problem is that BOTH the battery
> > connection and the charger connection are 'live' and can short out
> > against a metal object, so the typical "source is Female and load is
> > Male" doesn't work. Need some small, simple, cheap hermaphroditic
> > connector. I am leaning toward a simple .100 dual socket with one
> > inserted pin (result, one male, one female, no shorts).
> > **Sorry for all this sex discussion; I know we have kids here :-)
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> You might want to consider the connector used for R/C battery packs. If
> memory serves, they are fairly immune to shorting, can only be connected
> the right way, and the connectors lock together. My digi-key catalog
> shows Molex as one possible vendor. The Digikey part numbers are
> WM2308-ND, WM2309-ND, WM2310-ND, and WM2310-ND.
>
> Dave Baum
>
>
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Regards, Terry King ...In The Woods In Vermont
tking@waitsriver.k12.vt.us
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