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Greetings, I am yet another lucky person graced with an RIS this holiday season. I already seem doomed to buying more Lego sets for extra parts. I was quickly thwarted trying to build examples in Jonathan Knudsen's book which I assume is based on (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I prefer rechargeable alkalines myself (such as Rayovac Renewal). They have the same nominal cell voltage as alkalines, charge quickly, have excellent shelf life, and no memory effect. The downside is that their total charge is somewhat less (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I use an external battery pack whenever possible/practical. It has 8 (not 6) NiMh cells, providing a total of 9.6 volts. Works fine. Actually, it produces a little more power than ordinary batteries. You need a socket for external power on the RCX (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) I use six NiMH batteries in my RCX - they work fine - BUT the motors rotate slower than when I use alkaline. I find the battery life OK. Regards, Jacob (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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