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Re: RCX battery cover
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:58:31 GMT
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Yeah, but that's kind of balanced out by having the seperate battery pack,
right? 8-)
In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Michael Aaron Finch) writes:
> it would also make the robot a lot lighter because u don't have to hold
> those 6 AA's in the rcx.
- Robert Munafo
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: RCX battery cover
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| Perhaps i misunderstood the idea. I thought the RCX was being powered via a chord, like an AC adapter. Thus all the robnot is really having to do is drag the chord w.it. But hey, what do i know about this stuff? : ) Michael Aaron (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: RCX battery cover
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| What is the weight difference between 6 double A batteries and a single nine volt battery. Noticeable I am sure. -Nick Robert Munafo wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: RCX battery cover
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| (...) True, but a single 9V battery won't last very long (hours at most) driving that kind of load, and will probably get quite warm in the process. They're designed for lighter work. The same's true of a set of 6 AAAs. Either one would probably be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX battery cover
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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