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Hi All,
I just got a Mindstorms 1.5 and the RCX does *NOT* have an AC jack! So if you
plan to power the rails from a stationary location, plan on having a lot of
batteries or a rechargable battery setup...
I called LEGO Consumer Affairs and they are happy to trade it for me. But it
is on a case by case basis (standard good corp practice)...
Here are some set numbers as a reference
9719 = Mindstorm ver 1.0 (w/AC jack)
9747 = Mindstorm ver 1.5 (w/ *NO* AC jack)
9709 = RCX replacement (w/AC jack)
BTW is there any other hardware of firmware differences between 1.0 & 1.5? Is
there a way to down load a 1.5 kernal to a 1.0 RCX?
SteveB
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| Steve, AFAIK, the two RCX versions are identical, apart from the power jack that is. Regards, Arjen "sebarile-MOBL" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn1xFt.H1C@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) of (...) it (...) Is (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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| Steve, and anyone else interested, There should be another way to power the RCX, but I'm not sure if you can get the stuff to do it anymore. (if TLG is replacing them with the old stock 'with a good reason' then that is the best way to go) You used (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
| | | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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| (...) This is the big 'down side' of the 1.5. The computers themselves are identical, and you can run 1.5 software on the older brick. For the educational market (dacta stuff), Lego are still supplying all the units with the jacks. The suggestion is (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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