this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2023
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Kids, changing the polarity of components that don't seem to work in an attempt to get them to work often makes them work even less.

RIP Recom R-78HB

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[โ€“] ug01x@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

A guy I used to work with told me if you haven't blown anything up then you haven't learned anything.

[โ€“] PCChipsM922U@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, have to learn it the hard way, lol ๐Ÿ˜‚... everyone learns it the hard way ๐Ÿ˜‚.

[โ€“] lightrush@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I was a bit surprised because this unit has got protection against just about anything. I didn't expect reverse polarity to do it in. ๐Ÿ˜