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(...) Sheer awesomeness! I knew I could count on your guys for the answer and the workaround. Though it's not ideal to have to use the battery box, it's nonetheless a great workaround. Maybe LEGO will release a V2.0 connector that allows us to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I had successfully used just such a mechanism in 2006 at Brickfest in DC with a remote control I used to run part of my GBC components. The remote allowed users to steer a chute left or right and try to make the balls hit a moving target. The (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) ;o) Rob explained the problem you encounter - there is nonetheless a workaround using only LEGO components, explained here (URL) Sorry, it's in French, you'll have to use a web translator. A big warning: using this setup, it is possible to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Dave, What you're missing is that the IR Receiver requires a specific PF input.. if you ask me that was a small oversight on the part of LEGO as far as backwards compatibility is concerned, but there is a relatively easy workaround. You can (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The receiver works on the outer most two contacts of the PF cable, and the "legacy 9v" run on the inner most two wires. Basically, outer wires for the power bus for controllers, and inner two wires for load items such as lights and batteries. (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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