> Your dmm may read the average current correctly but it is the peak
> current that is causing the wall wart to get hot.

I don't think so.  Short peaks should be covered by the filter capacitors.
I think the problem is that he broke his switching supply by running it 200
times slower than designed.  This causes it to function as a linear supply,
so 1A out requires at least 1A in.  Nobody should be surprised that a 800mA
wall wart gets hot at 1A.


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