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Re: Using USB with Serial Tower

why not just get the 2.0 upgrade disk from lego its only around $ 20

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Originally Posted by Mick
From reading these forums I know that USB to serial converters seem to cause problems. But my laptop is more practical to use so it would be good if i can get round the problem.
The prob as I understand it is that the IR tower will shut down after 5 seconds causing download failures.
Has any body solved this still using the USB converter still using ver1.5RIS and still using the serial IR tower plugged into the converter..

Many thanks

Mick
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