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Re: problem with the RCX
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:47:45 GMT
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message
news:JL1oK5.K84@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Elizabeth Mabrey wrote:
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> > In the midst of running a RCX, the case not only gets very hot, but
> > also has a very strong plastic burning smell... Any recommendation?
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> Is the RCX still working? Does it "get hot" when it's running an unloaded
> motor?
> I would have thought that the 500 mA limit within the RCX case would
> prevent
> this, but perhaps it's marginal for some plastic piece "nearby". If the
> RCX is
> dead, well... just for the heck of it, I'd open it up to look for specific
> scortch-marks within the case, but I'm not sure there's anything
> user-repairable
> at that point.
This might help!
http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay/rcx.htm
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> --
> Brian Davis
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| (...) Is the RCX still working? Does it "get hot" when it's running an unloaded motor? I would have thought that the 500 mA limit within the RCX case would prevent this, but perhaps it's marginal for some plastic piece "nearby". If the RCX is dead, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-07, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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