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Subject: 
Re: Power to RCX
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:01:11 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Matthias Jetleb writes:
So, yes, you can hook up an adapter directly to the
battery terminals so long as it is:
a) a DC adapter
b) the adapter must have internal filtering
c) you must remember to hook the adapter up with the correct
         polarity.
d) the adapter must not produce more than 12V.


Yeah!!! That's exactly what I wanted to know!  (Aka "How to connect RCX for
dummies" (that's what I am - electronics isn't hobby of mine) Thanks a lot!

Have a nice day

Rob



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  Re: Power to RCX
 
Hi every one, Thanks for all your help on my previous inquiery. My other idea is, to power my newly acquired Scout with a Solar panel. The Solar panel (car battery saver) is 12V at ~70mA; which I intend to connect a Voltage converter (ready made (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  Re: Power to RCX
 
There is a difference between a voltage regulator (which limits the maximum voltage applied to a circuit) and a rectifier (which turns AC into pulsed DC - to be smothed out by a capacitor - it also ensures that you can't connect a DC power source (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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