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(...) And I've never had a problem with low battery firmware corruption... EXCEPT at BF while running the GBC trains. How often does the firmware check the battery level (it seems to be less often than the 3ms the other sensors are polled, based on (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Wow! That's quite a long cable. Is this the right product? I only found it using Pitsco's search box; it's not listed in any LEGO section as far as I could tell. (URL) (...) My original setup's RCX is a 1.0 with the AC adapter. The rails are (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, FTX)
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Brian Davis wrote..... ...... Worse yet, when the power runs low the RCX is likely to corrupt the firmware unless you put in code to monitor the battery level (something I'd suggest if you go this route). Standard Lego firmware is designed to detect (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) For future, LEGO's educational division does sell 3m LEGO wires. (...) A 1.0 RCX that allows you to power the setup from an outlet is ideal for this. If it ends up being battery-based, you will have to adjust the power level as the batteries (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) I wanted the layout to be pure LEGO, but if I run out of time building this I'll break down and use non-LEGO wire and my original setup. (...) I wasn't worried about hiding the RCX, but I have seen the batteries run down very quickly. In the (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, FTX)
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