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Re: Power Supply & v3
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:32:28 GMT
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Ted Michon wrote:

You could also run DC into the RCX if you like, since there's an
on-board full wave bridge rectifier

   Although the speculation is that you might burn out the rectifier if you try
to draw too much current for too long. See:

http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/rcx/?n=2403

As to what it will take, right on the RCX it lists the input as 9-12V(squiggle),
where the (squiggle) is generally taken to be AC. Spare LEGO AC power supplies
can be bought from Pitsco here in the States.

--
Brian Davis



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  Re: Power Supply & v3
 
(...) 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)

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