From: letoured_at_sover.net
Date: Thu Jul 22 1999 - 05:45:20 EDT
Can we put theory aside for a moment;
I doubt if IBM would spend the money for a 3.6 amp power supply, it the
2.2 amp model could handle it. I think the 3.6 amp supply is probably
sized for the maximum load that might be expected on it.
In the case of the TP 600E this would a CD ROM, floppy drive and couple of
PCMCIA cards -- AND if you are using an operating system that really
multitasks, you could be using all of them at the same time.
With this in mind, what happens to the machine and power supply when the
2.2 amp supply is loaded beyond what it is designed to carry?
>No no... I am not saying the AC adapter will fail, I was refer to the
>fact that "more amps is not always better" in general - or from a device
>or EE engineering point of view. As my previous posting said, it is "not
>always better."
> In consequence the amperage drawn from it is only
> dependent on the resistance of the device connected
> to the output of the power supply.
> And this follows Ohm's law:
> current(in amps) = voltage(in volts) / resistance(in ohms)
> In other words the adaptor will supply the device
> with any amperage as required by the device, up
> to the maximum value indicated on the label. Above
> that, expect thermal breakdown.
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