[sdiy] Euro Synth Spec

[Pete Hartman]

And in that latter case usually we put ptc fuses in line as well so we
DON'T actually damage the supply or other modules.

I do diy, not commercial modules, but the same logic applies.

On Oct 21, 2017 3:24 PM, <mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca> wrote:

> 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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