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  1. 01-10-2009, 08:45 PM #41
    Triskale Dagin
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    It's ok Nova. We all know you don't have anything better to do than check all of the updates on everything for everyone. lol.
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  2. 01-14-2009, 07:30 PM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by Novastar View Post
    6v direct will destroy a P4, as the forward voltage of a P4 (along with things like Lux IIIs, Lux K2s) is around ~4v.

    4.5v is probably the maximum you'd want to give it, 5v would be pushing things pretty far... and 6v will just kill it.

    My guess is... it wasn't a dud--you may have burnt it. It happens. No big deal.

    I've asked this before, but I want to be absolutely sure.
    If 6v will fry a P4 direct, would 7.2v on a 1A buckpuck be safe?
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