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Unread 06-02-2004, 23:49
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Re: wire from competition port?

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Originally Posted by KevinB
We built a 9V battery adapter for the competition port. Just connect power to Pin 1 of the competition port and ground to pin 8.

Yes, I suppose it technically voids your warranty, but who's gonna know?
Why? there is a perfectly good power connector 4" away from it. I much prefer to use known things, then undocumented "features" which could change.