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(...) Great! It's just like a Mindstorms jack. There is also a "~" symbol next to the 9-12V marking, which means you can supply any polarity you like. They do, after all, have to make it kid-proof! I'd recommend RadioShack 273-1656A. It's a 9V 800mA (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Ralph, that's very helpful! I'll go get one ASAP. Seems like everything we got this year takes batteries so it'd be nice to get something running on power :-) Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:NEBBIJADEJHLFJD...mts.com... (...) Hi Ralph. Is this RadioShack 273-1656A an adapter you use with the Mindstorms 1.0 RCX, in lieu of batteries? I just want to make sure - I'd like to get an (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Glad to know that it has arrived:) Why not call Lego consumer service? My guess is that they'll be happy to replace it (Which I've allready told you:)) Kind regards John Jensen (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message (...) I recieved my copy of the 8485 set today. And you're right, the T-rex model is absolutely stunning! I was building this for an uninterrupted 3 hours, and I enjoyed every second of it! It is (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Please BEWARE! any device that is meant for AC voltage will work with DC but at a risk of burning out the diodes in the rectifying bridge with too much current. The wallwart it comes with supplies about 1300 mA AC which alternates at 60Hz (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup. I even have a splitter that drives the IR tower too. But you have to be careful with the polarity. One of these days, I'll even take pictures and post it on my site... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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