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Re: maximum current of outputs
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:18:21 GMT
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Juergen Stuber wrote:
> Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> writes:
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> > Bernd Frassek wrote:
> > >
> > > does anyone know the maximum continuous current that a RCX motor output can
> > > drive? (I want to connect a light.)
> >
> > 9.3x volts when a Train Power supply is used. Down to as little as 6.5 volts
> > when batteries are getting pretty low.
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> That's all nice and well, but Bernd asked about current.
> I think it's on the order of several hundred mA,
> but I don't have exact figures.
> Unfortunately there is no (more?) data sheet for the
> 10402 motor controller used in the RCX at
> http://www.melexis.com/site/products/featured/feature_90308.htm
Oh, if that's the case I've heard it's 500 mA per port, with a max being whatever
the batteries/ power supply's max is.
Dean
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