 | | Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter —John Barnes
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| | | I use Radio Shack 273-1631. I have a number of these and I have been using them for a couple of years. These devices have a voltage selector switch which I set to 9v. In fact, I wedge a short length of wooden tooth-pick in the switch slot to avoid (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter —Dean Husby
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| | | | "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:H1pMt3.Ao3@lugnet.com... (...) apparent (...) I bet if you put that radio shack supply onto a multimeter you'd notice it went as high as 13 volts... Them multi selectors are not very acurate. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter —John Barnes
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| | | | Your comment intrigued me into checking. I grabbed a couple of transformers and checked them (with a 4 1/2 digit true rms meter). Off load (open circuit) one reads 10.4v a/c, the other 10.9v a/c. That is well within Lego's 9 - 12v a/c spec. JB (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter —Tony Hafner
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| | | | Thanks to everyone for the responses. I feel a little better about actually using the port now. I was concerned because of the speculation a while back regarding why the port was removed, and I have no intention of burning out the unit. -- Tony (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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