| | Re: Future Mindstorm Releases?
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| (...) Don't know. Some (probably) RC controlled mechas. We'll see next year, I hope. (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | Power Supply & v3
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| What power supply does the RCX take? Can it use the LEGO train power supply (Train Speed Regulator Power Adaptor 120V 60Hz)? I know this somewhere, but I'm in the middle of a brain spasm. BTW, as far as all the 3.0 discussions and extensibility, the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | Re: Power Supply & v3
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| (...) The 1.0 RCX's run nicely on the train regulator's AC cube which puts out 9+ volts AC. (You could also run DC into the RCX if you like, since there's an on-board full wave bridge rectifier). -Ted (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | Re: Power Supply & v3
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| (...) I've been using the ControlLab AC Adapter. Works quite well. (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | Re: Power Supply & v3
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| (...) Although the speculation is that you might burn out the rectifier if you try to draw too much current for too long. See: (URL) to what it will take, right on the RCX it lists the input as 9-12V(squiggle), where the (squiggle) is generally (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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