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| (...) Yes, that would make sense to me. The only thing I can think of that recommends against it is use by kids. With both assemblies in one case, the kid can't loose the batteries. Consumers are used to their toys (and, for that matter, their (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) We dont know if it was taken out due to cost, OR due to the number of problems it had caused there customer service dept. I recall several posts from people claiming to have fried there units because they had plugged some non-acceptable power (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) There is soemthing about that seems very, very likely. What they could do is a moulded, polarised connector, something that is their own, but not too hard for a real tinkerer to copy if they wanted to, and make sure the spec is well known. (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Oddly enough, have you seen this: (URL) way down it says that the NXT will have a: Rechargeable battery system Will the "battery system" be a preshrunk battery pack with some connector on it to plug into the NXT? Could a hacker then find that (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I consider that unlikely because of the power requirements of the Motors and the NXT unit. I don't know how much the new motors pull, but the "old" motors took 250mA @ 9V under load. According to the USB specs, the port should provide 500mA @ (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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