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August 13th, 2004, 12:11 AM
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August 13th, 2004, 12:20 AM
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Just makes me wonder about motherboard compatibility - all this company needs is one foolish user installing this device on some archaic motherboard that doesn't work properly with it and it ends up catching fire or melting the motherboard and they'll have a lawsuit on their hands... as well as a court order to stop selling these things.
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August 13th, 2004, 12:53 AM
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With a well populated compatibility list, I think they're pretty well protected against such things.
The way this power supply circuit is designed, you could generate enough voltage to possibly damage an old jumper-set motherboard, but this device cannot source enough current to constitute melting.
There is, however, no diode protection on the supply to the IC though. This worries me only because if "Joe the foolish user" that Fatal mentioned were to go nuts on the trimpot and be able to spike the voltage too high, that A/D converter would exceed its supply rail and be toast!
Anyone find a schematic of this baby? I'd love to delve into it a little more than just photograph speculation 
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