Power connector specification changes

[Hal Murray]

> However, this removes truck batteries from the list of usable power
> sources. This is not necessarily a problem, but I thought it should be
> mentioned. 

It's very hard to make supplies that run in an automotive environment.  Even 
12V systems must be prepared for 40-60 V spikes, and they aren't just narrow 
ones that are easy to filter out.  Many vendors make special versions of 
regulator chips for the automotive market.

Google for >load-dump< if you want lots of info.  You might have to include >
automotive< or >alternator<.
 
Here are a few hits:
http://www.sto-p.com/pfp/pfp-transients.htm (has graph) 
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5861/products_installation_guide_chapter
09186a008079b93e.html


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