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Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
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Date: 
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:37:13 GMT
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PHilippe Hurbain wrote:
I agree that there are much faster charging methods, but the slow one has
the advantage of simplicity (this was implied in the original question)... • that's true, (if you think 1 8-pins IC + 1 Mosfet is not simple)

I wonder too how to design a connector with contacts that reliably carry 4
to 10 A currents and enable precise voltage measurement,

Good question, I never asked my self.
But it seems no problem at all, I've very bad contacts, (you can even
hear and or see them sometimes when the charge process is going on).
I guess bad contacts are burned clean or something like that. The method
is patented and as far as I know there isn't any charge algoritme that
beats it. Look here for more information
http://www.galaxypower.com/

  all this operated
by a robot with not-so-strong motors ?
Are you afraid of destroying the motors sue to the charge process ?
Because it's a current method, you can keep the voltage below a desired
value.

Stef Mientki

Philo
www.philohome.com



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  Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
 
(...) For you and me, that's simple... but even procurement of parts other than plain vanilla ones may be a nightmare for someone who isn't more or less in the electronics business (At least it is here in France) (...) Thanks for the pointer. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
 
I agree that there are much faster charging methods, but the slow one has the advantage of simplicity (this was implied in the original question)... I wonder too how to design a connector with contacts that reliably carry 4 to 10 A currents and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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