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  Re: DC adapter
 
(...) Isn't this a bit sweeping? Surely the problem is that a 12v regulated supply will not have enough headroom with a 9.6V battery. I use a 7.2V battery without problems (that I am aware of).It is not the regulation that is the actual problem but (...) (27 years ago, 5-Sep-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: DC adapter
 
a regulated supply would be really nasty when you put the interface board in ZAP mode -- the supply would try to raise the level of the battery to 15v or whatever, and that would be bad. so unless you really know what you are doing, steer clear of (...) (27 years ago, 5-Sep-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: DC adapter
 
Hmm... As usual I opened my mouth only to change feet. Naturally, for my own reasons, I disabled zap mode on my board so I did not think about that. (...) -- ===...=== peter.harrison@cannock.ac.uk Cannock Chase Technical College (27 years ago, 8-Sep-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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