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Re: SHRIMP power
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Date: 
Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:44:57 GMT
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On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 17:29:31 GMT, John Barnes <barnes@sensors.com> wrote:

I think most R/C car batteries are 9.6 volts?

9.6V are available, but most (in the UK at least, I assume elsewhere as
well) are 6 cells, and therefore 7.2V.

I believe Digikey sells the required connector (WM2308/09)

Anyone in the UK - Maplin does, and so do most R/C model shops.

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I think most R/C car batteries are 9.6 volts? If that is the case, then it would make an ideal power source. The motor amplifier/booster brick is safe at this voltage. I wouldn't recommend running the Lego motors much above this voltage however, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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