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On Tue, 9 Sep 97 22:04:37 HST ross@math.hawaii.edu (David Ross) writes: >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 That sounds about right, because the computer only really needs a lot of juice, say, when charging the battery or installing a new OS (except Linux, because the processor gets colder as there's no overhead almost!). I would imagine that during "normal" small usage operation, it doesn't need that much juice. Just 2 cents I thought I'd donate. Paul