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Re: Solar-powered RCX?
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 18:29:45 GMT
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Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote
Many embedded systems use a bridge to be polarity and AC/DC insensitive on
the power inputs. At the very least, you should put a series diode to protect
against reverse voltage.

Someone should tell Sony this - a friend fried my discman by reversing
polarity. I had (foolishly) assumed that they would have dne this on the
9V external PS feed. Doh.

Moz



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  Re: Solar-powered RCX?
 
Tom Boles wrote in message <36486EB4.3941EC00@i...ns.com>... (...) Many embedded systems use a bridge to be polarity and AC/DC insensitive on the power inputs. At the very least, you should put a series diode to protect against reverse voltage. By (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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