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  Alternate IR Tower power source
 
I've intended to report a modification to my IR tower for quite a while but hadn't felt it was very important; however, there has been a rash of messages about battery life lately, so its time to report this.... I have converted my IR tower to use a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  RE: Alternate IR Tower power source
 
(...) Yikes! I did a similar thing. I took a 9v wallwart and used a 9V snap connector from a dead IR remote - the IR led is being used in a secret project... Anyways, the snap connector can be "pressed" against the terminals in the tower using a bit (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Alternate IR Tower power source
 
Another alternative is the 9v Battery Eliminator from Radio Shack (273-1552). This is a simple 9v wall wort that has 9v snap connectors on it. I have tried this on a number of 9v devices, and it works great. Robert McMahan (...) messages (...) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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