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Re: Power Supply
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 2 Sep 1999 12:36:43 GMT
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Kevin Baker <kevin.baker@racalitsec.com> wrote in message
news:FHFJEF.7K2@lugnet.com...
> Yes - should be OK - power connector disconnects the batteries when an
> external PSU plugged in (assuming the plug fits the RCX properly!).
I think the RCX uses the supply with the highest voltage. It doesn't
actually disconnect the batteries. If it did, the RCX would go dead when
you unplug the wall wart from the wall.
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Not necessarily so, there is some residual capacity. I have replaced batteries in the past without loosing firmware or programs by flipping out the old, and inserting the new within a couple of seconds. (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Power Supply
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| (...) If I remember correclty, the RCX will keep its programming for a few seconds after the batteries are removed, this allows you to change the batteries without having to reprogram. So it could disconect the batteries or at least isolate them (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power Supply
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| (...) down (...) Hi, Yes - should be OK - power connector disconnects the batteries when an external PSU plugged in (assuming the plug fits the RCX properly!). I guess there is a small risk of the firmware getting erased when plugging in/out the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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