Hi Larry et al,

The AC adapter for the laptop will give you the correct info - the laptop
can not draw more power than the adapter can provide. Most laptops nowadays
draw about 45 watts from the AC or about 3 AMPs.   ...JMM

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Justin M. Mayrand
1980 Westy "SuperVan"

> Folks ... Electrical,
>
> Trying to figure out the total power consumption of my "VW Van" Laptop
> Computer.
>
> 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?
>