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Re: Dead RCX
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Date:
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Fri, 18 May 2001 10:25:48 GMT
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Jetleb@Netcom.ca (Matthias Jetleb) writes:
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> Has anyone had an RCX just plain die on them?
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> - Brand new - used manybe 30min total
> - Fresh batteries
> - Nothing hooked up to it at the time
> - Did it's usual beep on startup as my son switched it on and off to
> listen to the sound
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> I assumed he had stopped pushing buttons when it stopped making
> sounds, but when I tried it a few minutes later, it was completely
> dead.
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> It's an RCX 2.0, serial no. 555639 incase anyone is aware of a bad
> batch.
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> Has this happened to anyone?
Hi Matthias,
normally I'd call LEGO service.
The only thing I can think of is that maybe the power connection is lost.
That shouldn't happen to an unopened RCX, but who knows.
The power connection from the batteries to the mainboard is
by metal clips, which are not soldered but only press against
connector areas on the mainboard, so if they are slightly bent
that contact may be lost. That happened to me after opening
the Code pilot, so I opened it again, bent them back and
it works again.
Jürgen
--
Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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| (...) Thanks for the response. I tried bending the tabs to ensure they were making contact with the batteries. That didn't work, so I opened the case and confirmed that the 9V (actually 9.6V) was reaching the voltage regulator. It was, so I know (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| Has anyone had an RCX just plain die on them? - Brand new - used manybe 30min total - Fresh batteries - Nothing hooked up to it at the time - Did it's usual beep on startup as my son switched it on and off to listen to the sound I assumed he had (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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