 | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0 —David Laswell
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| | | (...) Does it have a switch, or does it just magically figure out what voltage to supply? (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0 —Ross Crawford
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0 —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) When a fellow MichLUGer brought up the question of hooking up an external power supply to a 2.0 RCX, a lot of these interesting little facts popped up. From the way it sounded, the RCX has a maximum amperage draw, and each side of the bridge (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0 —Rob Hendrix
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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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