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Old 01-09-2011, 06:04 PM   #4192 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by twotires View Post
I ordered an equal since that particular part wasn't available at Digikey or Mouser, and alas, the equal (rated for 3A instead of 2A) is a larger part and won't fit the board.
Well dang it! That's not good. Right, it's just there for reverse polarity protection. In general, it's never going to conduct unless you reversed your 12v wires by mistake. I think those others you have would be just fine.
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