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8. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the transistor comprises a PNP transistor.
9. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the transistor comprises a Darlington transistor.
10. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the transistor comprises a MOSFET.
11. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the transistor comprises an NPN transistor.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 including a third connection configured to electrically couple to the field device.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 including communication circuitry configured to communicate to the field device through the third connection.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 including redundant components to provide power to the field device in the event of a failure of circuitry in the adapter.
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