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Re: Alternate IR Tower power source
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:14:19 GMT
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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
In lugnet.robotics, Ralph Hempel writes:
> > 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 9V DC 300mA wall wart. I purchased a
> > Radio Shack DC power jack that matched a wart I already own (part # 274- • 1565a),
> > mounted it on the tower on the raised, flat rectangle on the back of the • tower
> > right above the battery housing. I soldered the leads of the jack to the 9V
> > battery terminals of the tower circuit board and reassembled.
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> 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...
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> Anyways, the snap connector can be "pressed" against the terminals in the • tower
> using a bit of foam rubber. Now snap the cover on and the cord even comes out
> of the little notch in the cover...
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> Nice, clean, and it doesn't void my tower warranty...
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> Cheers,
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> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
>
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> Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at:
> <http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pbFORTH>
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> Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com
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| (...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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