coachclass
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Although Zebralight doesn't say that their lights have reverse polarity protection, will it hurt anything if you put the battery in backwards?
In general, is reverse polarity a problem with 1AA and 2AA lights? I don't know the electronics well enough. How does reversing the polarity permanently harm the electronics of LED lights? Don't diodes only let current in from one direction, and act as a barrier for current going in the opposite direction? Or is there possible harm to the boost/switching circuit?
In general, is reverse polarity a problem with 1AA and 2AA lights? I don't know the electronics well enough. How does reversing the polarity permanently harm the electronics of LED lights? Don't diodes only let current in from one direction, and act as a barrier for current going in the opposite direction? Or is there possible harm to the boost/switching circuit?