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Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 18:25:31 GMT
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Lester Witter wrote:
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Brian Bagnall writes:

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Are you are talking about chagring batteries while they are in the RCX? If so,
what about the heat. When the NiMh batteries are chargin in a wall-wart charger
they get quite warm, wouldn't you be dumping this heat into the RCX board?

Well I may sound boring, but with reflex loading they don't get hot !

Stef Mientki

Lester Witter



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  Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
 
Yes, the object is to have the RCX robot monitor its own battery charge (something available to the RCX firmware, and lejos, etc..) and then when it is consistently low to drive up to some sort of home made charging station and get a boost. The (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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  Re: Automatic RCX Battery Recharging
 
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Brian Bagnall writes: <snip> Are you are talking about chagring batteries while they are in the RCX? If so, what about the heat. When the NiMh batteries are chargin in a wall-wart charger they get quite warm, wouldn't you be (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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