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[motm] Re: stupid power connection question

2006-03-23 by Jason Proctor

my guess is that originally the 4-pin connector was designed to carry 
two grounds, one nice clean analogue one and one dirty digital one.

>- and theoretically, less resistance?
>
>Barry S.
>
>--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "mate_stubb" <mate_stubb@...> wrote:
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>>  There is safety in redundancy.
>>
>>  Moe
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>>  --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Dino Leone <d_p_leone@> wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Here's a really stupid question that keeps nagging me
>>  > for a long time:
>>  >
>>  > since both middle pins on the MOTM pwer connectors
>>  > carry ground, why not use a 3-pin connector instead?
>>  > What's the advantage having the 4-pin, dual-GND
>>  > configuration?
>>  > I guess the question is mainly meant for Paul, but
>>  > maybe some other people are wondering the same
>>  > thing...
>>  >
>>  > Best Regards,
>>  > Dino
>>  >
>>  >
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