A ? about power consumption of BLK202A

jtf2 · Post by **jtf2** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:24 pm

hello.in watts ,what is the amount requiered to power up this display.
i am mounting it remotely on my desktop,and will power it off 1 channel of my rheobus that i use to control the 2 fans on my heatercore.i am using an old apple psu that puts out 2.5 amps

.obviously ,the rheo will be left turned up all the way for the 12volts
thnx

Miles · Post by **Miles** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:14 pm

Hello...

To calcualte power you can use the following formula derived from Ohm's Law:

P = V * I

P = 12 Volts * 240 mA (this is the current draw with the backlight on)

P = 2.88 Watts

jtf2 · Post by **jtf2** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:57 pm

thnx miles.i be good to go

Miles · Post by **Miles** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:34 am

No problem...if you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to post!!