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Re: Battery cases + mindstorms?
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:15:01 GMT
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S. Crawshaw <sc10003@eng+AntiSpam+.cam.ac.uk>
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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Jason Brown wrote:

> I don't have mindstorms (or that large a collection of Technic stuff,
> hopefully Christmas!  ;) ), but I've been looking around, and finding
> creations that use both a mindstorms and a battery box.  What does the
> battery box run (other than lights that need to be on all the time)?

Compressors for pneumatic stuff, or (if you're sufficiently mechanically
minded to make a good set of switches) you can use the 3 outputs of the
RCX purely to switch power around, and have the power supplied from the
battery box. Sounds like something I ought to try, but it will probably
mean dismantling my Space Shuttle ;-(

Stuart

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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Battery cases + mindstorms?
 
I don't have mindstorms (or that large a collection of Technic stuff, hopefully Christmas! ;) ), but I've been looking around, and finding creations that use both a mindstorms and a battery box. What does the battery box run (other than lights that (...) (27 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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