Kevin Brosius on Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16:36:46 -0400 |
Paul wrote: > > > > > > >The metal of the other vehicle would some of the RF. The trick is to set up > >a current loop rather than the pure RF radiation hazard. But, I sure > > > That reminds me. Just introducing voltage to the frame should wack out > things. If you raise the ground voltage to 12 volts, that would > effectively reduce the operating voltage to zero. That would shut an > engine down. Going higher than 12 volts would cause a reverse current > which could blow things up, especially a computer. (I guess that brings > it back on topic.) That seems kind of unlikely. Most cars are isolated, so raising the 'ground' (which is floating) just pushes the +12 higher. (Relative to whatever we are calling '0'. Aren't floating systems fun?) -- Kevin Brosius ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
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