I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.
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SJW
A.C.S. Ltd.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:54:23 GMT, in uk.d-i-y
(Lurch) strung together this:

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

I meant to include this as well, oops!
http://tinyurl.com/33cok
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SJW
A.C.S. Ltd.

In message , Lurch
writes
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

Buy an equivalent appliance here in the UK

http://www.annsummers.co.uk/

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geoff

geoff wrote:
In message , Lurch
writes
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

Buy an equivalent appliance here in the UK

http://www.annsummers.co.uk/

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:29:20 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

geoff wrote:
In message , Lurch
writes
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

Buy an equivalent appliance here in the UK

http://www.annsummers.co.uk/

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.


That all depends on what you are trying to achieve.....



..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:29:20 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

geoff wrote:
In message , Lurch
writes
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

Buy an equivalent appliance here in the UK

http://www.annsummers.co.uk/

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

Apologies. I was told it is 2.5A. Still this is 12.5W. Strange thing
is that the Americans suggested a conversion of 2.5 x 120v = 300W! I
spoke to the us arm and they said they use 5V DC 14W 0.6A. This sounds
more like it I think.

The only question now is : what type will work with 5V DC 14W 0.6A
please?

In message , Ian Stirling
writes
geoff wrote:
In message , Lurch
writes
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:38:24 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:


I have a small USA appliance which has an output of 5V DC 2.8A. What
is the best option for a converter or adaptor please? The appliance
will run about 4 to 5 hours continuously during the day.

Assuming you mean you want to use it over here then I think this
thread involved the same question as yours. The basic answer was buy
an equivalent 240vac - 5vdc\2.8A power supply.

Buy an equivalent appliance here in the UK

http://www.annsummers.co.uk/

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

Might make one glow

mary ?


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geoff

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:04:44 +0000, geoff wrote:

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

Might make one glow

mary ?

Do you have any intelligent comment to make? I think you need to go
and amuse yourself in a cartoon group

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:45:18 +0000, in uk.d-i-y strung
together this:

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:04:44 +0000, geoff wrote:

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

Might make one glow

mary ?

Do you have any intelligent comment to make? I think you need to go
and amuse yourself in a cartoon group

I think the group should be renamed way.off.topic. ;-) It usually ends
up like this, nothing to worry about.
--

SJW
A.C.S. Ltd.

In article ,
wrote:
Apologies. I was told it is 2.5A. Still this is 12.5W. Strange thing
is that the Americans suggested a conversion of 2.5 x 120v = 300W! I
spoke to the us arm and they said they use 5V DC 14W 0.6A. This sounds
more like it I think.

The only question now is : what type will work with 5V DC 14W 0.6A
please?

If the device has a power supply giving the output as 5 volts 14 watts,
then that is approx 2.5 amps.

Maplin PJ 85 is a 5 volt 2.5 amp SMPS unit which will work on an input of
85-246 volts, so will be ok for both the UK and US. It costs 20 quid.

--
*Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

In message ,
writes
On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:04:44 +0000, geoff wrote:

I would have thought (not being an expert in the field) that 14W would be
unusually high.

Might make one glow

mary ?

Do you have any intelligent comment to make?

Moi?

Die weib spinnt

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geoff

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:47:07 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman
wrote:


Maplin PJ 85 is a 5 volt 2.5 amp SMPS unit which will work on an input of
85-246 volts, so will be ok for both the UK and US. It costs 20 quid.

Will look at this in Maplins. Cannot be sure of the shape ofthe plug
that goes into the unit.