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Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:13:31 GMT
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"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message
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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.
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> 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 it
> accidently being switched to a higher voltage.
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> I have used these transformers for extended periods of time with no • apparent
> ill effects to the RCXs.
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. Thankfully the RCX can handle
that sort of thing.
Dean
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 | | Re: Help: RCX 1.0 power adapter
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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
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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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