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RE: Wot no RCX power connector?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:51:55 GMT
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> When did this vanish then? All the online information I can find says that
> the RCX has a 6-12V AC power connector. My one that I bought this weekend
> doesn't :(
My guess is it vanished after they got too many "defective" units back after
folks started putting adapters with the wrong voltage on their bricks.
Even a wired voltage spike might kill the brick. The battery route is
safer from a product repair point of view.
This brings up the question again of NiMH batterries. You should be able
to pick these up at your favorite Radio Shack or camera store for
about $20 CDN or $14 US. You can charge them in a regular AA charger.
I did like being able to "pull the plug" on my RCX when it went squirrely.
My guess is that the "old" stock will become more valuable. guess I have
an excuse to buy another one now.
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | RE: Wot no RCX power connector?
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| (...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that mean that TLG have effectively been lying if they claimed that the RCX unit itself is still the RCX 1.0? It seems like it may be worthwhile complaining (does anyone know an email address for (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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| (...) Interesting enough, I once withdrew the power connector on a unit under full load - sensors, motors, everything on - because the task manager had gone into an endless loop. After duly waiting a couple of seconds, I reinserted the plug. Blue (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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| (...) Another guess - again pure speculation - is tha having an external adapter option made certification more difficult in one of the non-U.S. markets. I believe 1.5, aside from being an update for U.S., is also going to become the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Wot no RCX power connector?
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| When did this vanish then? All the online information I can find says that the RCX has a 6-12V AC power connector. My one that I bought this weekend doesn't :( (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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