On 8/29/08, Andy Green <andy at openmoko.com> wrote: > Fair enough, I could tell you it won't survive 12V on USB port. Nor > will any other USB device I heard of, I think it is OK. There are these nice little (Zehner) diodes that are designed to fail into a shorted mode. TransZorb, TranSil .... Gives protection against overvoltage and inverted supply. uwe