[ltp] Re: Wet AC adaptor

Richard Neill linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:03:19 +0100


>>
>> The voltages must be exactly the same.
>>
>> The current (or power) rating of the adapter must be greater than or 
>> equal to what your thinkpad requires.
>>
>> Eg 1. A thinkpad which requires 12V at 4A (= 48Watts), can be run safely
>> from an adaptor rated 12V,6A.
>>
>> Eg 2. An adaptor rated 15V, 4A will damage the thinkpad
> 
> 
> ?????? I have over eight TP adapters all of which are 16 volts at
> current ratings from 3.36 to 4.5 amps.
> They seem to run eveything that IBM has made since the 760.
> 

Sorry for confusion. I only meant these to be examples to illustrate 
that voltages must match, and current must suffice.

Richard