Re: QUESTIONS ANSWERED

From: Bill Jeffrey (wjeffrey_at_TAKE-THIS-OUTalum.mit.edu)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:59:45 GMT

Tim Auton wrote:

> hhc314@yahoo.com (Harry Conover) wrote:
> [snip]
>
>>My point was that a PC power suppy is designed to supply only minimal
>>currents at 12-volts, certainly much less than you want want for a
>>battery charger for 12-volt lead-acid batteries.
>
>
> Mine provides 26A. Hardly what I'd call minimal.
>
>
> Tim

Tim -

26 amps at 12 volts? That is not your common garden variety PC power
supply. I would bet that it is 26 amps at 5 volts, and some much lower
number out of the 12-volt spigot.

Not that it matters - this is still not a good way to charge batteries.

Bill Jeffrey

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