POWER SUPPLY REVERSAL CORRECTER CUM PREVENTER

ABSTRACT

When power-supply polarities of an electronic device are accidentally interchanged, the

device runs the risk of damage. The danger can be avoided by adding this tiny circuit to the
power supply section of the device. This power supply reversal correcter circuit will instantly
correct the interchanged poles of the power supply and warn of the error by raising an alarm
accompanied with a visual indication.The control element is nothing but a relay (RL1). Its supply
is made unidirectional by a series-connected diode (D1). Thus in normal state the relay is idle.
This arrangement is connected in reverse across the power-supply output. The output of the add-
on circuit, which is taken through the normally closed contacts of the relay, via fuse F1, supplies
power to the load. This way, unwanted loading of the power supply by the relay is avoided. The
normally closed (N/C) contacts of relay RL1 are connected to the input terminals of the power
supply in the required polarity, while the normally open (N/O) contacts are connected to the
reverse-polarity terminals.