> No smiley, so just in case you are serious: the
> diode shorts the power
> supply if I accidentally connect it backwards. I

Ya, I was serious ... hehe ... never used a diode like
that ... it's only me using my circuits and I'm always
careful about not reversing polarity.

> only use power supplies
> that are current-limited to ~ 1A, don't try this
> with a PC SPSU unless
> you are in for pyrotechnics.

Tell me about it!  I can short the +5v and Ground
leads together on my PC PSU and it just keeps hauling
away getting (obviously) very hot.  No sparks yet, but
I shorted the leads on my metal workbench before and
the wire was in a puddle on the ground ... hehehe.



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