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Old 22-01-2006, 11:47 AM
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Tip, put diode with say 4A rating accross all power inputs on your gadgets, reverse biassed and have a fuse in line, that way if your polarity is reversed only the fuse blows. If you want better protection for electronics etc then a zener of say 14.5V (in a 12 V installation) will protect against over voltage as well as reverse polarity.
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