>At 2:20 AM -0500 3/23/00, alexander rabb wrote:
>
>>Tuesday rolls around, and I find they've sent the wrong type of
>>power supply -
>>it's a 45 Watt supply. I've heard they're compatible, but I didn't want to
>>risk it.
Timothy A. Seufert wrote:
>Don't be afraid of it. The 2400 will only draw as much current as
>it needs from the supply; it's the job of a power supply to provide
>the current a device wants, not what the power supply thinks the
>device wants. :) As long as the voltages and connector are the
>same between the different adapters (and they are), there is no
>problem, as the only difference is the highest current which can be
>drawn from the supply. My 2400 has used a lot more juice from a
>45-W adapter than its own adapter during the time I've owned it,
>with no ill effect.
You know there is a level at which the 45w is "better" - more of a
power reserve. Like getting hold of one of the 1.5amp Duo power
supplies for the Duos models less than 2300. Maybe, in _their_
heads, they were trying to do you a small favour in return for the
delays ;}
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