>What you need to know is Watts, which BTW is how we Canadians measure power
> consumption.  So we pull out Ohms Law which states R = V/I   (V= Volts, I=
> Current, R= Resistance).  Resistance is the same as Watts in this case.

What on earth are you talking about :-) (:-

W = I * V or 38

Ah well, at elast the Greate British education system can't be THAT bad,
though it pretty grim.

Clive

> >What you need to know is Watts, which BTW is how we Canadians measure
power
> > consumption.  So we pull out Ohms Law which states R = V/I   (V= Volts,
I=
> > Current, R= Resistance).  Resistance is the same as Watts in this case.
>
> What on earth are you talking about :-)
>
> W = I * V or 38
>
> Ah well, at elast the Greate British education system can't be THAT bad,
> though it pretty grim.
>
>
> Clive
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Billy" <billybaker@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
>
>
> > Okay, let me take a stab at it.
> >
> > Your Voltage is 12 volts
> > Your Current is 3.5 Amps
> >
> > What you need to know is Watts, which BTW is how we Canadians measure
> power
> > consumption.  So we pull out Ohms Law which states R = V/I   (V= Volts,
I=
> > Current, R= Resistance).  Resistance is the same as Watts in this case.
> >
> > So...
> > 12 / 3.5 =  3.429 Watts
> > 16 / 2.6 = 6.154 Watts
> >
> > hmm... Something is not right here.  Have you switched your amps around.
> It
> > would make more sense if you did.  Because the wattage should be the
same.
> >
> > 12 / 2.6 = 4.62 Watts
> > 16 / 3.5 = 4.57 Watts
> >
> > This is more like the answer I was expecting.
> >
> > Bill Baker
> > '86 Vanagon GL
> > Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, B.C.
> >
> > > On the bottom of the Laptop ... the power requirment is listed as 16
> > > Volts / 2.6 amps
> > >
> > > On the bottom of the 12 Volt to 16 Volt Laptop Power Converter the
power
> > > requirment  is listed as 12 volts / 3.5 amps
> > >
> > > Am I correct in assuming that the Total Power Consumption for the
Laptop
> > > and Converter is 3.5 amps?
> > >
> > > I don't believe it could possible be the total of the two which would
be
> > > 6.1?
> > >
> > > Larry Chase
> > > Email: lchase@attglobal.net
> > > Web: www.roadhaus.com <http://www.roadhaus.com/>  - Under Construction
> > > What: The Great North American Road Trip
> > > When:  01.02.03
> > > How: RoadHaus - 1990 2.2 L  VW Westfalia Syncro
> > > Today: Mesa, AZ - 12V Stuff
> > > From: Mesa,  AZ
>