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Re: Pure Energy & the RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999 19:04:31 GMT
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J. G. Gregory <jgg@&antispam&ultranet.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: The WordMeister <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com>
To: J G Gregory <jgg@ultranet.com>; <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Pure Energy & the RCX
> (2) It would be _really_ easy to rig up an external power pack. I, too, • have
> found the battery replacement in certain models a bit tricky.
Yes, by hacking away. Technically, anything is possible. But it just
surprises me that they opted to make a single combo unit. Think how much
better a Technic part the RCX would be without the battery pack. Thinner,
lighter, different size/shape. It could be high, while the weight of the
batteries was kept low.
And they obviously have stuck to this, seeing the scout and the micro-scout.
--Jack Gregory
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| Hmmm. Two things: (1) I can usually identify a bad battery in the set because it will not charge (the charging light/LED stays on forever), but this is obviously not always true. (2) It would be _really_ easy to rig up an external power pack. I, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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