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Re: RCX Dead??
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Sun, 17 Feb 2002 12:15:05 GMT
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Jetleb@Netcom.ca (Matthias Jetleb) writes:
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> The first thing I'd be looking at after a mechanical shock would be
> the tabs for the batteries. Make sure they are all making contact with
> the batteries, and if not, bend them outward slightly. If you have a
> power supply (9 - 12V DC), connect the positive and negative terminals
> appropriately and see if you have life. If there is, it's the tabs
> that connect to the batteries. If not, then you'll have to take the
> unit apart.
Also, there can be contact problems between the tabs and the
circuit board. They are not soldered on, they only press
against two square contact areas in the corners.
If they are a little bent they can loose that contact,
which happened to my code pilot once after I had opened it.
It was not hard to fix, I bent them back a little
and was more careful when putting the thing together
the second time.
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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 | | Re: RCX Dead??
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| You didn't indicate whether it is an old-style 1.0 RCX (external adapter) or not, so I'll asume it's a batteries-only unit. First of all, do you have any experience with electronics? The first thing I'd be looking at after a mechanical shock would (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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