On Friday, 3 August 2012 17:23:57 UTC+1, nixiebunny wrote: > > Your point being that you'll find out whether your computer makes smoke > or not if its USB port is overloaded? > > I remember reading that PC USB ports are supposed to automatically shut > down on overload, but I don't know how well that attribute is tested by > China Inc. >
As most boards are made in Taiwan or China, I suspect that they are mostly Ok - they tend to use polyswitches or similar to self-reset after a bit. However, sticking an HV SMPS which may or may not protect its input onto a computer port may have exciting consequences (or may be perfectly fine). ;-) Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/PHCFenfZYmwJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
