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> To my dismay, I discovered this morning that the batteries of the RCX were
> empty. And it's sunday :-(
> It is possible that I forgot to turn it off, yesterday evening. But aside
> from this, I use the sequence
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> LCD_CLEAR LCD_REFRESH POWER_OFF
It's probably bad luck. Two weeks running is about normal if
you're doing lots of IR downloads. The IRED takes quite a bit
of current when transmitting.
The POWER_OFF does shut things down....I really do forget if RCX_SHUTDOWN
is necessary. Can you measure the current for both cases?
> Has anybody got an idea how long a battery pack will last, when using only
> the RCX, IR transmitter and sensors? This one didn't last two weeks.
I use a 9V adapter and a Y cable. One side goes to a 9V battery clip from
an old remote control and is wedged into the tower using a bit of foam rubber
about the size of a battery.
Does anyone want pictures of this for my website?
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| (...) YES ! Definitely! BTW: Could it be that US versions of the RCX do have a connector for an power supply ? I saw that in _The Unofficial Guide to Lego MindStorms_. Stefan (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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