From: Brian Ketterling (tweel8502_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 2004-01-16 02:02:15
This is OT regarding joystick port interfacing, but...
>From: Groepaz <groepaz@gmx.net>
>
> > ), it looks like a PC female-female DE9-DE9 null modem plugged into two
> > joyports would be connecting +5v straight through to ground on the other
> > end. I would think this wouldn't damage anything ... but I'm a very poor
> > electrician :)
>
>LOL. actually, it wouldnt hurt if just ONE such connection would be made
>(connect +5v of one c64 to ground of another) but since you will be making
>two of these connections, its most likely going to buuuzzzzzzzzzz :=D
>From: MagerValp <MagerValp@cling.gu.se>
>
>Indeed - that would fry the computers :)
...and other remarks along those lines.
Actually, if you did that, wouldn't the protection circuits in the
regulators just "fold back" to a tiny trickle current, or shut down
entirely?
Although, I dunno, maybe as the voltage fell, the circuits in the
semi-precious Commodore chips would have a brief chance to go into some
horrible linear conduction mode and hurt themselves?
Just wondering,
Brian
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