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- From: payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne)
- Subject: Re: Reversing batteries; was (none)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.030157.3274@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <921121144303.238310ec@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU> <1992Nov23.213334.6900@tvnews.tv.tek.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:01:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.213334.6900@tvnews.tv.tek.com> bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) writes:
- >In article <921121144303.238310ec@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU> FELSON_ADJ@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU writes:
- >>All it takes is a two cent diode to protect against voltage reversal.
- >
- >Yes, but. A diode in series would drop the supply voltage by 0.7 volts,
- >which is equivalent to half a battery. Given that the HP48 has only three
- >batteries, this is probably not a good idea.
- >
- >A reverse-biased diode in parallel might work, but something (e.g., a
- >resistor) would have to limit the current.
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- But a germanium diode would only drop the voltage by 0.3 volts. Might
- be acceptable, might not.
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- >Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077
- >bill@tv.tv.tek.com, ...!tektronix!tv.tv.tek.com!bill Phone: (503) 627-6920
- >How can I prove I am not crazy to people who are?
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- Rich
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- payner@netcom.com
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