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Subject: Re: On attempting to make the 3.5" floppy adaptor to work...
From: "Alex Freed" <alexf@mirrow.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:02:02 -0800
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
AuCdnXebAY-nwUbYnZ2dnUVZ_r-onZ2d@comcast.com">news:AuCdnXebAY-nwUbYnZ2dnUVZ_r-onZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> That seemed like too much of a coincidence, so I just went and
> measured the resistance:  3.0 Ohms!
>
> I guess my fingers are getting more tolerant of heat, since that
> works out to about 8 watts!

Maybe not. Even a blown chips often has semiconductors inside.
It's not a linear resistor so the "resistance" you read on your DMM
is not the same as exists at +5V.

P.S. I've sent you personal mail regarding the PD.

-Alex.

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