Re: ATM Amp Hours? Power requirtements for dew heaters, etc.

[Ken Lowther <s0109366@cc.ysu.edu>]

If you know the capability of your converter, fuse it and give it a try.
Or you could buy a cheap meter and measure the draws.

On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 BodyByJay@aol.com wrote:

> 
> I am trying to figure out if the 12V converter (110VAC to 12VDC) I have will 
> be able to supply my Newt with the power it needs for the cooling fan, dew 
> heaters, etc. so I am adding up all the ampere requirements.  The Kendrick 
> Dew systems are rated in Amp Hours though.  Do you know how to convert that 
> to amperes or milliamps?  I know there must be a formula.  Jim Kendrick told 
> me that he couldn't even give me the resistance of his units (so I could 
> compute power needs) because "the information is proprietary."  Funny but 
> true.    
> 
> Jay D. Anderson, Bodybuilding Astronomer
> 
> "Astronomy is a tool of the devil." --Helen  Boucher (from the movie "The 
> Waterboy")
> 

Ken Lowther  
s0109366@cc.ysu.edu
Youngstown, Ohio  USA