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I have half a mind to build a LEGO-compatible 9V battery holder just to try some tiny vehicle designs. Without an RCX you can't make it do much, but it would still be really fun to build small Technic models powered by a 9V battery and a micromotor. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) Couldn't you use one of the 9V battery boxes from the old Light&Sound sets? That way you could use regular electric LEGO plates and wires to hook everything up--a pure LEGO solution. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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From: Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> (...) try (...) it (...) battery (...) the (...) isn't (...) Lego already makes a compatible 9v battery holder. It used to come with their town "sound and lights" sets (I don't know if these exist (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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alex wetmore wrote: [snip] (...) The 9V battery box is available from S@H for US$5.50 as #5391. 800.453.4652 - Nick - -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yup, that would be 5391, for $5.50 from Shop-At-Home in the US. This battery box is also a good base for various electronics projects. It conveniently includes a 2x6 connector strip on the top. Tilmn -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is the same battery holder that is in the ZNAP sets. Stuart -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] Lego S@H #5391 - small and cool, they use a 9V battery. DLC (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks, everyone for generating the answers. I'm sorry for generating so many replies. I searched all around in the online catalog (US version: (URL) for quite a while before I gave up and posted that message. Anyway, now that I'm looking at (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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