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On Sat, 08 Nov 1997 03:42:11 GMT, epbrown wrote: >On Fri, 7 Nov 1997 18:53:30 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >>On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, Laurence Larsen wrote: >> >>> BTW....has anyone tried to use a 701c power supply on a 560 or vice versa? >>> They seem interchangeable except for the amps (higher on the power transformer >>> for the 560). The air/auto transformers for the 560 and 701 are being marketed >>> as interchangeable but I am loath to use the 560 transformer I have on my 701 >>> since the amps are different although the rest is the same (which shouldn't >>> make a difference....but does on some laptops). >> >> As long as the power supply can provide at least as much current as the >>notebook needs it shouldn't make any difference at all. I work on >>aircraft electronics for a living and I'd certainly do it. That's how >>current works. The load only draws what it needs. > I hope so, as I was thinking the same thing about my 510Cs and 560. >The specs listed on the adapters are almost identical: >Input 100-125/200-240V ~50/60Hz 1/.05(5)A >Output 16V (TP560) 16.6V (TP510) 35W > It *does* make sense, though, using adapters that would work on all >models makes stocking the part a lot simpler, no? It might be a bit difficult because different models have different power needs, such as a TFT, HD, sound , modem, etc. Paul