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Re: Power Supply
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 4 Sep 1999 18:28:43 GMT
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Chris Osborn <fozztexx@fozztexx*avoidspam*.com>
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On Sep. 02 99, 08:06 PDT, "John Cooper" <robots@jpsc.co.uk> wrote:
> 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.
That is only true when you disconnect the batteries though. If
you've got no batteries and were running from the power supply and
disconnect, everything is lost *immediately*. There's no time at
all to insert some batteries or plug it back in.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Power Supply
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| (...) It's probably a good idea to keep batteries in the RCX at all times. Robert Ashford www.apc.net/rashfor/...botics.htm (...) (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Power Supply
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| (...) My experience has been slightly different. If the RCX is off, it retains battery life for several tens of seconds or sometimes for several minutes after power is lost or disconnected - regardless of how the power was shut off. If the RCX is (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power Supply
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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)
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