DC Power supply question...duh...

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Thu Jul 1 01:25:44 1999

Not exactly. While 12 * 15 is 180, there are heat issues and such that
probably limit the supply to 8 to 10 amps with a margin for overload.
--Chuck

At 09:44 PM 6/30/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I am risking the effects of that famous quote, "Better to be thought a
>fool..."
>
>I have a 15V DC powersupply that has no other rating on its sticker than
>180 watts. Now, with my [extremely] limited knowledge, I did the simple
>math and worked out that I could safely pull 12 amps out of this
>PS...am I right? Does it really work this way?
>
>Aaron
>
Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:25:44 BST