On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 08:30:10AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 08:42:04PM +0200, PiotR wrote: > > If you short circuit both PS's outputs then the voltage is the same and > > there won't be any reverse current, neither in the data cables. So te load > > will be distributed between both PS. > > In power combining applications like these, balancing diodes > or resistors are usually used. It's not good just to connect > the outputs together.
What's the difference between those and a standard diode? I think if you use a diode to connect the outputs you are limiting the current flow in one way only. And why would you want to do this? Also I didn't understood why Alvin said "If one PS dies you are dead" I believe it will only fail to power those drives attached to them. > > Hamish > -- > Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Pedro Larroy Tovar. PiotR | http://omega.resa.es/piotr/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]