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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 01:08:20 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, David Laswell wrote:
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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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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 for a long time, as there have been reports of the rectifier burning out.
If that happens, you should still be able to use batteries. You could also
reverse the polarity of the input voltage, but that would probably burn out the
other half of the rectifier eventually.
ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: A/C Adapter for RCX 1.0
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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
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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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