Passthru with wall adapter

[sl2222]

Just wondering if people are able to use their VK with a 5v 1000mA adapter.

I've tried and it won't work. I have to use a 2000mA adapter. I'm wondering if that will burn out the atty in the carto too soon.

I've seen a coupla posts where some people are able have work at 1000mA so I'm wondering why I can't??

Any ideas?

 

[Adrenalynn]

Umm - didn't I just see this, then a half a dozen answers, even linking to specific 1A models that work that are incredibly inexpensive, and also an explanation that some 1A power supplies are over-rated and up-binned?

 

[sl2222]

Yeah, i did see some posts that said they worked but i have 4 different wall adapters that all say 5v 1000mA and none of them work with my PT.
Just wondering. I guess I'll try ordering ONE MORE that's been said to work.
I keep spending loot tho just on trying things.

Also I was wondering about prematurely ruining a carto using the 2000mA one that i have now.

Umm - didn't I just see this, then a half a dozen answers, even linking to specific 1A models that work that are incredibly inexpensive, and also an explanation that some 1A power supplies are over-rated and up-binned?

 

[Sheryl]

I had first purchased 2 at cellphone.net, they do not work, stay away from those. The one that's listed on here for $1.95 works great.

 

[Adrenalynn]

Nope. You could run it on a nuclear power-plant with a 5v output and a terawatt of available power. A device sources whatever current it needs, no more, no less.

If there's less current than it wants, it functions poorly or not at all (and will overheat), and trip/blow any fusing device.

If there's more current available than it needs, then the power supply will run cooler and everyone happy.

As a general design rule, you build power supplies to 2x what the device requires. For inrush, to keep it cool, and just general use-cases that didn't get modeled.

 

[sl2222]

Well thats good to know Adrenalynn! I may just get another one of my Rosewills now.
And for under 2 bucks + shipping I'm going to try one of those that Sheryl said works too.

Thanks to both of you.

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Moderators, feel free to delete this thread. I could have asked the same thing as a reply to some other post but I was also testing if I could create a new thread.
This board is huge and you don't need extraneous/duplicate crap bogging it down at the front end.

 

[Sheryl]

Well thats good to know Adrenalynn! I may just get another one of my Rosewills now.
And for under 2 bucks + shipping I'm going to try one of those that Sheryl said works too.

Thanks to both of you.

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Moderators, feel free to delete this thread. I could have asked the same thing as a reply to some other post but I was also testing if I could create a new thread.
This board is huge and you don't need extraneous/duplicate crap bogging it down at the front end.

You're more than welcome. I use mine for the PT's, and when I charge my batteries with the usb charger.

 

[FlipnOut]

Damn, the vapor you could get off 100KV at 100KA... Sounds like a mod I'd like to try

It might be too big though, and how much resistance would you need across the atty?

Nope. You could run it on a nuclear power-plant with a 5v output and a terawatt of available power. A device sources whatever current it needs, no more, no less.

If there's less current than it wants, it functions poorly or not at all (and will overheat), and trip/blow any fusing device.

If there's more current available than it needs, then the power supply will run cooler and everyone happy.

As a general design rule, you build power supplies to 2x what the device requires. For inrush, to keep it cool, and just general use-cases that didn't get modeled.

 

[Adrenalynn]

Well, I did point out that it needed a 5v tap, not a 100KV tap. The arc off the atty would turn you into carbon vapor with that kinda voltage... Hey - you could "go vape yourself!"

No worries, SL2⁴.

 

[FlipnOut]

Now that's not very nice!

Well, I did point out that it needed a 5v tap, not a 100KV tap. The arc off the atty would turn you into carbon vapor with that kinda voltage... Hey - you could "go vape yourself!"

No worries, SL2⁴.