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Old 10-Aug-2017, 4:09 AM   #13
rabbit73
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If a 2-way splitter, used as a combiner, has to pass power to two preamps and it has diodes, will the diodes be reversed biased and not pass power?
https://www.amazon.com/Valley-2-Way-.../dp/B001X3MGFU

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-2-4...-332/202276264

This will work:



This will not:

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