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Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:34:16 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jordan Bradford wrote:
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I must also be blind. In tiny raised print just above the port on the RCX, it
says “9-12V~”.
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Does it have a switch, or does it just magically figure out what voltage to
supply?
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Had I seen that I would never have asked my original question in the first
place. But I’m still curious about whether the RCX runs on AC or DC power.
Does it get changed to DC internally?
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I have no idea. You’d really need to ask someone who understands the guts of
the RCX. I also have no idea why TLC would use strictly AC adapters when the US
is pretty much exclusively using DC adapters, but I suspect it might have
something to do with European/Danish standards. Anyways, I know that most
portable radios can be run off of DC batteries or an AC power cord, but that’s a
little different because it’s just a power cord, not an adapter.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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| (...) The RCX has a bridge rectifier inside, that converts the AC to DC. It also has a voltage regulator that allows it to take a fairly large input voltage range. You can safely power it with a DC supply, however I wouldn't recommend leaving it on (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
| | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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| "Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message news:HvF094.18ED@lugnet.com... (...) RCX, it (...) to (...) first (...) power. (...) of (...) the US (...) that's a (...) The RCX and the train controller both utilize a circuit known as (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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| I must also be blind. In tiny raised print just above the port on the RCX, it says "9-12V~". Had I seen that I would never have asked my original question in the first place. But I'm still curious about whether the RCX runs on AC or DC power. Does (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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