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(...) Yes, but this may be the very reason it has been dropped. A lot of people have connected DC supplies capable of delivering far more current than the correct transformer. The problems are that when using a DC supply, only two of the diodes in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is my take on the problem: Many (most?) DC wall warts supply a voltage as much as 200% of the rated output when lightly loaded ... so a really big 12VDC wall wart may supply as much as 20+ volts to the RCX. As careful as TLG is in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is my take on the problem: Many (most?) DC wall warts supply a voltage as much as 200% of the rated output when lightly loaded ... so a really big 12VDC wall wart may supply as much as 20+ volts to the RCX. As careful as TLG is in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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sorry about the double post - N - (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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