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Re: RCX output
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 04:33:50 GMT
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> I want to use an RCX to control my LEGO train track ..
As mentioned by Chris Osborn - use the trains's power pack to power the RCX
(assuming your RCX is a 1.0 as I've read here the 1.5 does not have a power
in port)
We have used it successfully.
The other way we have done it is by powering the train from the RCX and not
powering the rail. The RCX must then be mounted on a rail car, and a cable
runs from an RCX output to the engine's contacts. This method obviously
requires self contained power.
It does go through batteries fast, but we have used ni-cads from the start,
and have recently switched to the 'pure energy' because of a combination of
price, higher power, and claimed enviro-friendliness.
Matt
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| Does anyone know what the max. output the RCX can produce. I want to use an RCX to control my LEGO train track and do collision avoidance near a track intersection. The lego track track requires a 9V source. I know that its possible for the RCX to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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