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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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Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:12:26 GMT
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"Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message
news:HvF094.18ED@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> > 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.
The RCX and the train controller both utilize a circuit known as a bridge
rectifier. A bridge rectifier is a series of diodes configured in such a
way to only allow voltage to flow in one direction.
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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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