[sdiy] Euro Synth Spec

[mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca]

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017, Ben Bradley wrote:
> Do many or any Euro modules have reverse-polarity protection? It seems
> easy enough to add a series Schottky rectifier in series with each
> power line, but it adds parts cost and drops a little voltage where
> people are already thinking the 12V supplies should be 15V.

Many; not all.  Some do it in other ways, such as with parallel diodes
that will be reverse-biased in normal operation and effectively short out
the power supply when the connection is backwards.

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Matthew Skala
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