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Subject: 
Re: pwering the NXT
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:58:27 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Christian Treczoks wrote:
Gyl wrote:
Why was the option for an Adaptor not included with the NXT? How much cost could
it have added?
OK. Take a NXT brick and turn it over. Have a closer look at its
underside. You'll notice a curious breakout in the casing of the battery
pack. It has the right size for a little coaxial power plug like the one
used for the 9V trains. All it takes would be a replacement lid for the
battery pack, one that includes the socket and the contacts that connect
directly to the right battery contacts in the case.

There are two variations of this scenario possible: Either its a dumb
wall socket power supply, and the electronics included in the battery
lid, or its a more intelligent wall wart, and just socket and contacts
in the lid.

Yours, Christian

Very interesting.  Perhaps there is some plan to sell the NXT with a power
adapter for the educational sets.  Currently the RCXs that are with those Team
Challenge Sets have the power adaptors.  (It makes sense in a classroom to be
able to plug these things in and have them working for all your students without
worrying if the batteries need to be replaced)



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  Re: pwering the NXT
 
(...) And a large portion of the current RCX in education use is as a data logger, not a mobile robotics platform. In this configuration, AC is a definite requisite. If they intend to offer a functional equivalent in the NXT (educational) then an AC (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: pwering the NXT
 
(...) OK. Take a NXT brick and turn it over. Have a closer look at its underside. You'll notice a curious breakout in the casing of the battery pack. It has the right size for a little coaxial power plug like the one used for the 9V trains. All it (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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