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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk
eeds to be able to conduct the operational power continuously.
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The drawback to series protection diodes is their voltage drop - nominally 0.7 volts. That drop hurts your motor power, gets turned into heat, and (as Eric said) needs a device that can handle at least 40 Amps, which isn't all that inexpensive (compared to the cost of a Jaguar, at least).
It certainly can be done, or we just train the operator to not reverse polarity.