On Monday, Jan 6, 2003, at 04:25 Europe/London, Frederick Silliman wrote:
> Evidently you are not technically or electronically inclined. > EXplination: > > Nothing moves in a wire with out power, regardless of how much or how > little. Hence, the necessity of the "+" and the "-" requirements of the > pin outs. Quality equipment will have voltage protection circuits, but > the majority of the stuff on the market now is not Quality. > > Even if the voltage, due to data transmission is only 1 volt, if it is > a > "+" (positive) 1 volt and you put it to a terminal that is expecting a > "-" (negative) 1 volt, it will smoke, maybe just a little or maybe a > lot. If it doesn't smoke it could just render a few of the component > in > the circuit inoperative by shorting out. Like no work anymore. I'm a self-taught networker. I have wired a few cables up wrong (in the beginning at least) and never managed to blow any of my kit up. I would have thought equipment would have been built with idiot tolerance for reversed voltages, I know a lot of other stuff is. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> Vintage Macs List Nanny "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
