[Soekris] Power supplies

[David]

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 <wayne.lee at link-connect.com> 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.
> > 
> > 
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