On Apr 3, 2006, at 5:54 PM, anthony lordi wrote: > Robert. I would not hesitate to use an adapter(transformer) with a > higher > ampere rating than the device rating. Lower will result in > overheating the > adapter, depending on how much, and may result in a lower output > voltage. > However, I would hesitate to use an adapter with a higher voltage > rating. > Some devices can tolerate + or - 10% voltage. Beyond that I'd be > skeptical > unless the device was expendable. The polarity of the plug and > receptacle > must match, as often devices are not protected against reverse > polarity. Do > not use an ac adapter on a dc device or visa versa. Tony.
So there are four variables for the output of a transformer: 1) type of current: AC vs DC, must match exactly 2) polarity: center + or center - ( DC only ), must match exactly 3) current: minimum for the device, but higher is OK 4) voltage: minimum for the device, but higher is OK but no more than 10% more Does that sum it up? Or is there more to consider? Regards, - Robert http://www.cwelug.org/downloads Help others get OpenSource software. Distribute FLOSS for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
