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From: "Lindy Mayfield" <Lindy.Mayfield@eur.sas.com>
Subject: RE: [EE] Will phone charger work as a 5v DC power supply?


> I checked it with the multimeter and it shows 5.1 volts DC.

Wow.  If it's 5.1 volts unloaded, then maybe it is regulated.  Do you have a
scope to see what kind of ripple you have?  I think you said that it was
rated for 1.7A.  That's a pretty hefty wall wart.  You might try loading it
with a resistor and see whether the voltage stays in the 5 volt
neighborhood.  Keep in mind the power ... it's pretty easy to make those
1/8th watters light up.

--McD


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