Re: I screwed up

default <default@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:ruvd435f5v8pr22a3dhuu832h9cg19hnpp@xxxxxxx:

*snip*

They frequently incorporate a reverse biased diode inside the unit for
just that protection since there are idiots out there who will reverse
connect battery jumpers, chargers and switching transients may go
below ground in a car.


*snip*

It's not just idiots who connect the polarity wrong! Diodes are cheap
protection for crossed wires.

Puckdropper
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