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Re: Power Supply
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 2 Sep 1999 21:31:34 GMT
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Original-From:
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Robert Ashford <RASHFOR@APCstopspam.NET>
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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!).
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> 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.
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 from the wall wart to keep them from being charged by the
wall wart, causing an explosion or battery damage.
Robert Ashford
http://www.apc.net/rashfor/robotics.htm
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| Kevin Baker <kevin.baker@racalitsec.com> wrote in message news:FHFJEF.7K2@lugnet.com... (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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