Thread: pic: Death to a Fried IR Board
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Unread 18-02-2008, 02:36
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Re: pic: Death to a Fried IR Board
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Originally Posted by 1075guy View Post
I would guess all that was required to fix that board was a 5v regulator replacement, because whoever designed this board neglected a simple diode to protect against reverse polarity.
They also neglected to make it fireproof, apparently.
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