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    Re: what batteries —Peter Loron
   I've had very good luck using NiMH AA batteries in my RCX. I never ran a set of alkalines out in mine, so I cannot compare run times. However, a set of alkalines would need to last hundreds of times longer than a set of NiMH cells to be cheaper (not (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: what batteries —Philippe Hurbain
   (...) I mostly agree with your comparison. But NiMH has one major drawback: they power the RCX under 7.2V instead of 9V. The motors turn slower and deliver about half mechanical power, see this chart: (URL) Of course this is probably not a problem (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
 

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