Electronic – What does +9/7.2V mean

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I have a schematic of some electrical components and something is marked +9/7.2V. What exactly does that mean? I presume the 7.2V means 7.2 volts, but what about the +9/ part?

It is a PB Board for powering some fans in a plasma television. The number is for the connection of the fans to a small board. Since i am not a great expert on these things (hence the possibly simple question), I don't really know how else to explain it.

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Best Answer

7.2V at 1.2V per cell is a 6 cell battery.

9V at 1.5V per cell is a 6 cell battery.

It is most likely able to handle that range, so it can deal with NiCd/NiMH cell or standard Alkaline cells on battery powered instances.

Edit: Looks like this is a duplicate of what supercat posted in the comments. Sorry I missed that.