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Can you use a 12V 500mA switching adapter on device that originally required a 12V 2A?
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∙ 11y ago
Not for very long. If the device actually requires 2A in order to do its job, then
the adapter ... which is only designed to deliver 0.5A or less ... will get warm,
then overheat, and then fail. Possibly in as little as a few seconds.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoNot reliably. Trying to drain 1.8 A from a unit only capable of delivering 1.0 A is likely to cause overheating and/or tripped fuses.
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The adapter's voltage must match that of the device, and its current-rating must exceed that of the device. So the answer is yes.
