Thread: NiCad Battery for decorative use?
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Re: NiCad Battery for decorative use?
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Originally Posted by whytheheckme View Post
Say I have a bunch of 12V devices on my OI... And going between the device and ground I have a little 5V $2.79 RadioShack relay. Can I use the output pins on Port 3 to allow power though to the 12V devices? No (Very, very, very, very little) power is being consumed, the relays are simply getting a signal to allow power through.
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Originally Posted by <R83>
External power sources of any type are not permitted on any equipment connected to the joystick ports.
That doesn't sound legal. The external 12 V is connected to whatever load you've got, and the relay is connected to the joystick port and the 12 V supply (though one feeds the coil and the other is switched).
Last edited by Tristan Lall : 25-02-2007 at 13:59. Reason: Less words.