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Subject:	Re: Lego Education Pamphlet indicates a NXT to old style brick adapter cable
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Wed, 10 May 2006 14:03:53 GMT
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> I’ll throw one more suggestion on top of that. Take a standard LEGO cable, cut > it in half, and put a standard adaptor on the end (such as a RJ11). One LEGO > cable can be used to produce two adaptor cables. From there you can create all > the custom cables you want using standard adaptors and crimpers. Then all you > need is a standard coupler to connect your cables. A very flexible solution... with the only problem that it is a bit bulky. > You can also use standard > swiveling couplers (sometimes called phone detanglers) to create cables that can > spin without getting twisted (which can be important to moving robots). Oh... nice little devices you make me discover! They would be wonderful through a technic turntable. But all of these gizmos I've seen on the web have only 4 contacts (NXT wires have 6), do you know some of them with 6 contacts? Also, I fear some rapid wear if used with motors in heavy duty applications (high currents) Philo

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		Re: Lego Education Pamphlet indicates a NXT to old style brick adapter cable
(...) Alas, I've only seen the phone ones. I used one through a turntable with the RCX cables, but of course that's only two wires. (Actually I used all four wires and basically sent two RCX cables through the one "detangler"). I would imagine they (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: Lego Education Pamphlet indicates a NXT to old style brick adapter cable
(...) I’ll throw one more suggestion on top of that. Take a standard LEGO cable, cut it in half, and put a standard adaptor on the end (such as a RJ11). One LEGO cable can be used to produce two adaptor cables. From there you can create all the (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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