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Subject: 
Re: $60 for RCX 1.0 and Serial Tower
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Date: 
Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:00:46 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Juergen Stuber wrote:
> "Chio Siong Soh" <robodoc@fifth-r.com> writes:
> > Oh, oh! You do mean RCX 1.0 with socket for AC adapter don't you?
> 
> yes, I cut out the wrong lines, I meant the one with AC adapter.
> 
> > Could be a matter of safety as it involves connecting to
> > an electrical outlet.  The retail Mindstorms RIS 2.0 set
> > is meant for individual use with little or no
> > supervision. Whereas in schools, the children would be
> > more closely supervised.
> 
> Maybe it is also too easy to fry the RCX that way,
> e.g. by using a transformer with a wrong voltage,
> and the customer service costs got out of hand.

But it's ok in the hands of AFOLs :-)

C S Soh



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  Re: $60 for RCX 1.0 and Serial Tower
 
Hi CSSoh, (...) yes, I cut out the wrong lines, I meant the one with AC adapter. (...) Maybe it is also too easy to fry the RCX that way, e.g. by using a transformer with a wrong voltage, and the customer service costs got out of hand. Cheers (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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