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Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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Date: 
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:31:32 GMT
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The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com> wrote:
We use the AC adapter port primarily to conserve batteries while
programming/testing our RCX. I also once tried to avoid having to
re-download the firmware and my programs by plugging the RCX into my AC
adapter while I removed the batteries for recharging ... Unfortunately I
goofed, and forgot to set the automatic power down to "infinite." :)

Wait a minute...

Doesn't the RCX hold its firmware across the auto power down?  I thought it
did.  That being the case, all you'd have to have done was turn it back on,
no?

-Kekoa



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  Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
 
That's terrible! I've found the AC adapter plug to be very useful. We use the AC adapter port primarily to conserve batteries while programming/testing our RCX. I also once tried to avoid having to re-download the firmware and my programs by (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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