Re: 56W vs. 72W A/C adapter

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From: Tom Franklin (tom_at_franklin.to)
Date: Mon Feb 05 2001 - 18:10:46 EST


Your statements below are correct. 72 watts of power is fine for any of those machines, but you couldn't use the 56 watt model for the T2x.

BTW: What price did you find for the power supply?

On Mon, 05 February 2001, Dominique Pivard wrote:
>
> I'd like to buy a couple of extra A/C adapters for my TP560X, TP570 and
> TP600. Given that I plan to buy a T2x at some stage in the future and that
> the 72W adapter is actually slightly cheaper than the 56W, would it be
> safe and advisable to buy 72W adapters for use with the 560X/570/600?
>
> I don't hold a degree in electrical engineering and I'm confused by the
> contradictory statements I see floating around regarding power adapters. I
> seem to have read it's safe to use an adapter with a higher wattage than
> what the device is rated for (eg. 72W adapter with TP570), but not the
> other way round (eg. 56W with T21). I've also read statements to the
> opposite.
>
> Thanks, Dominique


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