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Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Date:
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Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:29:17 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jordan Bradford wrote:
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I bought an RCX with an AC adapter jack and an AC adapter from Pitsco. They
arrived today. But when I opened the adapter I saw that it outputs 12V, not
9V. It’s an old Dacta AC adapter from 1996 (copyright date on packaging). I
already tried using it with my RCX and measured the motor outputs, and I got
about 9.5V for all of them. Do you think this adapter could cause damage over
time? I want to know if I should send it back and use my 9V train AC adapter
instead.
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The LEGO adapters output AC voltage, but most retail adapters output DC, which
will burn out your RCX. I’ve heard that you can find AC-output adapters at
Radio Shack, but...
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Can I get a 9V adapter from LEGO? I also have one lying around someplace that
lets me choose the output voltage . . . I could use that, too, but I’m a LEGO
purist. Heh.
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Trains still continue to use 9V AC adapters, so buying one isn’t a big deal.
You can find them listed separately on
Bricklink, but if you buy
them from S@H you have to buy the whole
Train regulator.
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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| (...) Wait, are you saying the RCX runs on AC power? You are right that the 12V adapter I got puts out AC. I didn't notice that before -- I thought it was an AC to DC converter. Then I checked my train adapter, and it's identical to the one I just (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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| I bought an RCX with an AC adapter jack and an AC adapter from Pitsco. They arrived today. But when I opened the adapter I saw that it outputs 12V, not 9V. It's an old Dacta AC adapter from 1996 (copyright date on packaging). I already tried using (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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