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Re: Problem with RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 28 May 2006 14:05:45 GMT
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"steve" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
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> If all else fails, I'd pull the RCX completely apart (it's not hard
> to do - and there are instructions out on the web someplace) - see
> if there is any more gunk to clean out and look for any foreign
> bodies rattling around in there.
http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay/rcx.htm
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| (...) not find any more battery gunk. Everything looked okay, no obvious signs of damage. Since this is a newer unit, the battery tabs are soldered to the board. If I place a meter on the + and - terminals, it shows a short. If I place a meter on (...) (18 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I agree - and furthermore, whilst a dead short might well cause a battery leak (when the batteries get hot, the contents can expand and rupture the cell) - it's kinda unusual for a battery leak to cause a dead short - the corrosive gunk inside (...) (18 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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