Power Adapters Use & Lore - Revision history

Kevin.Williams at 19:52, 1 August 2014

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 First visually examine the power adapter for signs of overuse.
 Is the power cord intact? Are there any "melted" or burnt sections?

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	First visually examine the power adapter for signs of overuse.		First visually examine the power adapter for signs of overuse.
	Is the power cord intact? Are there any "melted" or burnt sections?		Is the power cord intact? Are there any "melted" or burnt sections?

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		+	Is the power cord intact? Are there any "melted" or burnt sections?
		+	Do all the prongs on the plug look good?
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	'''Always''', check too see that any attached adapter is a correct match.		'''Always''', check too see that any attached adapter is a correct match.

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−	Match volts & amps exactly whenever possible.	+	'''Always''', check too see that any attached adapter is a correct match.
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		+	Match volts & amps (and brand) exactly whenever possible.
		+	Voltage '''must''' match exactly. Higher amperage is '''usually''' permissible, except on "regulated" devices.
	'''Do <u>NOT</u> use a power adapter with less amps than the device requires, you will get a false negative on the device, either because it will not turn on at all, or because it will but not work properly.'''		'''Do <u>NOT</u> use a power adapter with less amps than the device requires, you will get a false negative on the device, either because it will not turn on at all, or because it will but not work properly.'''

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	Match volts & amps exactly whenever possible.		Match volts & amps exactly whenever possible.
−	'''Do <u>NOT</u> use a power adapter with less amps than the device requires, you will get a false negative on the device, either because it will not turn on at all, or because it will but work properly.'''	+	'''Do <u>NOT</u> use a power adapter with less amps than the device requires, you will get a false negative on the device, either because it will not turn on at all, or because it will but not work properly.'''

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−	~~{{Delete}}~~	+	Match volts & amps exactly whenever possible.
−		+	'''Do <u>NOT</u> use a power adapter with less amps than the device requires, you will get a false negative on the device, either because it will not turn on at all, or because it will but work properly.'''
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−	~~might not stay part of Adv Test pages, since other areas~~ use ~~also.~~
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−	~~for now, here's some of what we had on Ext HD Enclosure testing =~~
−	~~"Using~~ a power adapter with the ~~same volts but higher amps is~~ a ~~bad idea because this may send too many volts into~~ the ~~enclosure~~, ~~depending both~~ on ~~if the enclosure requires a "regulated" power adapter~~, ~~and whether~~ or ~~not the power adapter is "regulated"~~. "

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 for now, here's some of what we had on Ext HD Enclosure testing =
-Using a power adapter with the same volts but higher amps is a bad idea because this may send too many volts into the enclosure, depending both on if the enclosure requires a "regulated" power adapter, and whether or not the power adapter is "regulated".
+"Using a power adapter with the same volts but higher amps is a bad idea because this may send too many volts into the enclosure, depending both on if the enclosure requires a "regulated" power adapter, and whether or not the power adapter is "regulated". "
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