Wayne, I'm currently using this similar power supply: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=48517&doy=31m7
On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 22:12 +0100, Wayne Lee wrote: > Hi RB > > Just to confirm (better to be safe than sorry), will these unit do the > job > > > http://www.digidave.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=199&gclid=CJXtzI2Y0I0CFRAFEgod6VT7Lg > > Thanks > > > Wayne > > > On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 15:44 -0500, RB wrote: > > On 7/30/07, Wayne Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Would using 2 amp (or higher) supplies cause any damage to the units? > > > > Nope. The rating simply indicates what "rate of flow" the transformer > > is capable of providing. If you think of amperage as a physical > > force, a transformer cannot "push" power any faster than the device > > will consume ("pull") it. However, if you attach a device that > > requires more amperage than a transformer can provide, it tries to but > > overheats and burns up like an expensive fuse. There's far more to > > that analogy, but it should cover this example. > > > > That said, 1.5A should be plenty to run a typical 4801 - I'm running > > two moderately loaded 4501s on 1.7A with no problem. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
