>  I believe that the current supplied by the RS232 is
> not defined. So there is no guarantee enough power is
> supplied.

read the specs: both source voltage and impdance are defined (with a
wide margin). whether read PCs adhere to the specs is another matter :(

Wouter van Ooijen

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