Stroller writes: > >On 15 Nov 2007, at 23:38, Pranav Desai wrote: >> Just for curiosity, from a design perspective why wouldn't or >> shouldn't the hardware/software start drawing 500mA and then fall back >> to 100mA if not available ? > >Because once you've tried drawing 500mA the blue smoke will escape >from the host & 100mA will _no longer_ be available.
I can't be sure without having tested it, but I certainly hope the various USB hosts and hubs I've got are better designed than that.
