At 11:02 AM -0700 9/4/99, Marc Sira wrote:
>No, they're not - they're rated for a lower peak amperage, 1.04A vs. 1.5A
>in the newer model. That upgrade happened with the 280 (my 270c had the
>older type of supply). All are 24V supplies, so they do work
>interchangeably. The only problem you might note using an older supply with
>a 2400 for long periods would be if the power draw exceeded the 24 Watts
>available, in which case the Powerbook would slowly draw from the battery.
>In fact I don't think this would happen with a 2400 (perhaps in some
>far-out case with two type II PCMCIA cards, a flat battery, a GeoPort
>modem, and SCSI termination power being supplied).
It's my understanding that the 2400 can recognize the lower amperage power
supply, and compensate for it. The compensation is that it will refuse to
even try to charge the battery if the computer is turned on.
At least, that's what I've been told. Never had the chance to try it.
Tim Seufert
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