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I believe that the amperage rating on these adapters is the maximum you are allowed to draw, not an amount that is 'forced' down the wire and into the machine, though I have to admit that my electronic hobbyist days are about a quarter of a century behind me. - David > > At 12:18 PM 9/9/97 HST, David Ross wrote: > >If Randy Whittle (or someone else with both a 701 and a 560) is > >listening, maybe we can find out if the 560 adapter will work on the > >701; having used both machines, I can say that I *much* prefer the 560 > >adapter form factor. > > The barrel plug appears to be the same (and the same polarity) but the > output is slightly different. Its like this: > > The 701 Adapter: > 16 V at 1.88 A > > The 560 Adapter: > 16 V at 2.2 A > > Whether one "works" with the other or not, I do not know, but it seems > pretty close. > > But I'm not going to try it (particularly using the 560 adapter on the > 701) since I have no desire to take any risks with my equipment (no matter > how remote the risk may be). > > > ------- > Randal J. Whittle whittle@usc.edu (213) 740-7775 > Director, Electronic Commerce Program > Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California >