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Subject: 
RE: External Power Port Problem..?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 00:16:54 GMT
Original-From: 
Jonathan Perret <JPERRET@CYBERCABLE.FRstopspammers>
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Although I didn't see an "Use only Lego approved power supplies with the
external power connector" in the manual, I believe Lego has no obligation to
fix your RCX brick. The connector is for an external AC power pack, not a
custom Lithium Ion DC battery pack. That they replace it for you is a nice
gesture. They won't have this problem with new RCX bricks anymore, as they
don't have an external power connector. If you get one of those, you're
screwed.

This is interesting.
I own a 1.5 RCX (still wondering why it's marked 'RCX 1.0' when obviously
there are two different versions, with and without the AC plug) and I've been
contemplating retrofitting an AC plug with a couple of wires inserted in
the battery compartment. This thread makes me wonder if I should include some
kind of current-limiting circuitry to prevent the RCX from blowing up
(suggestions are welcome as to how to do this, since I don't have the
slightest idea).

Has anybody tried that with a 1.5 RCX ? Suggestions ?

Cheers,
--Jonathan



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