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Re: rcx 1.0 and an ac adaptor
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 07:56:22 GMT
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Dave Johnson wrote:
> Jeff Canar wrote:
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> > (1) Do i have to worry about polarity?
> According to Knudsen's book, AC or DC in either polarity is fine (which
> is great!). That's the only place I've seen the input characteristics
> mentioned, is there an "official" spec anywhere?
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> One thing you might want to be careful of: I read before that people have
> "blown up" the input jack (though not the RCX) by using adapters that can
> provide too much current. I believe anything up to an amp (1000 mA) is
> safe. Again, is there an official spec on this?
>
> > (2) Can i just leave the batteries in all
> > the time, even when i have the rcx plugged into the wall?
> Yes, that's fine, typically when you plug an external power source in, it
> just bypasses the batteries.
>
> Dave Johnson
>
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| (...) According to Knudsen's book, AC or DC in either polarity is fine (which is great!). That's the only place I've seen the input characteristics mentioned, is there an "official" spec anywhere? One thing you might want to be careful of: I read (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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