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Re: RCX battery cover
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 2 Aug 1999 20:46:37 GMT
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Michael Aaron Finch <goblintrain@ANTISPAMuswest.net>
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Robert,
it would also make the robot a lot lighter because u don't have to hold those
6 AA's in the rcx.
Michael Aaron
Robert Munafo wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Marty) writes:
> > I noticed that the battery cover on the bottom of my RCX is really
> > loose. So loose that I wouldn't risk holding the thing upside down by
> > the cover (since i'm afraid it would come off). Has anyone else noticed
> > this?
>
> Yeah, you pretty much have to make sure your design holds the battery cover on,
> for example by having beams both underneath and on top of the RCX, held
> together with vertical beams and connector pegs. This can be a bit of a
> challenge if you also want to be able to change the batteries easily without
> taking half the robot apart in the process.
>
> Has anyone considered the idea of using a seperate 9V battery pack to power the
> RCX? You'd have to rig up a custom cable with a lego connector on one end and
> an "AC adapter" connector on the other end, and you'd have to leave the battery
> pack's switch turned on all the time to avoid losing the programs in the RCX
> memory. But, it would make design more flexible because you'd then be able to
> locate the batteries anywhere that's convenient.
>
> - Robert Munafo
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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