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Ralph Hempel wrote:
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> [...]
> 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.
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> Does anyone want pictures of this for my website?
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
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| (...) rubber (...) No. The 'power connector' version, is the RCX 1.0. When Lego introduced the Mindstorm 1.5, they removed the power connector. To confuse more, the case of the RCX is still marked 1.0!. The RCX 1.0 _with power connector_ is still (...) (25 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| (...) 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. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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