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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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