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Re: It's Alive! or, Building The Dinosaur
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 04:51:00 GMT
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message
> 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!
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> I'd recommend RadioShack 273-1656A. It's a 9V 800mA adapter and I use it
> for Mindstorms work all the time. The older motors used more current under
> heavy load, so it's worth a couple of extra bucks for an 800mA unit.
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 really a shining example of what can
be done with the flex system. I had quite a few pieces left over after
building the dinosaur but that's because because this is actually an
alternate model.
As for the power supply, I happened to have a very similar transformer
(Radioshack 9V 850mA) lying around in my room. I think that it was
originally used for a telephone, but it works perfectly when hooked up to
the control center.
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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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