my guess is that originally the 4-pin connector was designed to carry
two grounds, one nice clean analogue one and one dirty digital one.
>- and theoretically, less resistance?
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>Barry S.
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>--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "mate_stubb" <mate_stubb@...> wrote:
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>> There is safety in redundancy.
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>> Moe
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>> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Dino Leone <d_p_leone@> wrote:
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>> > Here's a really stupid question that keeps nagging me
>> > for a long time:
>> >
>> > since both middle pins on the MOTM pwer connectors
>> > carry ground, why not use a 3-pin connector instead?
>> > What's the advantage having the 4-pin, dual-GND
>> > configuration?
>> > I guess the question is mainly meant for Paul, but
>> > maybe some other people are wondering the same
>> > thing...
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> > Dino
>> >
>> >
>> >
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