On 22/09/2010 1:03 PM, RussellMc wrote:
> Short of making allowances for terrorist attack or the sky falling,
> the worst case realistic situation is reverse polarity connection :-).
> Presumably there will be battery plugs that prevent this (or make it
> harder). It if can be done it will be done, and if it can't be done
> Murphy may decide to find a way :-).
> That's not hard to deal with but can add annoying complexity. Current
> limiting alone may deal with it.

The batteries will indeed have a short tail with polarised connector, so=20
that's one thing I can rest easy about.

I'm not sure anything can be made truly idiot proof, but some=20
forethought on my part will certainly help.
David...

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