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Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 20 Oct 1999 19:08:03 GMT
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Original-From:
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Stephen Unwin <stephen@elmsfarm/AntiSpam/.demon.co.uk>
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On Tue 19 Oct, Kevin Bracey wrote:
> In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.991019145552.9760F-100000@moulton.eng.cam.ac.uk>
> lego-robotics@crynwr.com (S. Crawshaw) wrote:
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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 complaints?!), even if they don't take any notice.
>
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> It still says "RCX 1.0" on it. It appears identical in all regards to
> pictures I've seen online, except the end opposite the IR transceiver is
> totally smooth and blank, and there are two extra studs on top above where
> the socket was. That end of the RCX is fatter than the rest - presumably to
> fit all those smoothing capacitors which probably aren't in there any more (I
> haven't opened it to check).
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> The AC connector was never claimed as a feature anywhere in the RCX 1.0 or
> in its advertising, if I remember correctly. I seem to recall people being
> pleasantly surprised when they found out it had one.
I've just bought the Mindstorms RIS from Toys'R'Us in Stoke-on-Trent this
morning and there is a special offer on the two expansion sets. Half price
if bought with RIS. The one I bought does have an external power connector,
but is says 9-12AC.
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- stephen@elmsfarm.demon.co.uk
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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| Sorry for the imprecision. It was the RIS (the whole kit with the few new pieces). Mike The WordMeister <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:01bf1a3a$3fad23...ici.net... (...) price (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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