Yes Paul, you are right. I should have never posted. You sure did prove me wrong, with all of your experience.AmBraCol wrote:In spite of a certain poster's assertion that he's the only one who knows what he's talking about, I've never seen anything burn up because of to much amperage, but HAVE seen things burnt up from too many volts. I've also seen things NOT WORK when given to LITTLE amperage. A simple example is the first USB wall charger I ever bought. USB is USB, correct? Nope. Some of those wall chargers turn out way too little amperage to charge certain types of phones/tablets/gizmos. My latest purchase in that area (USB wall charger) is one that turns out 2.1 amps per outlet and it has 5 outlets. It charges everything from my wife's Note Pro 12.2 to the little portable MP3 player (rated for an input of 1.X amps) with no problems.
Another example is a keyboard we have. The original 12 Volt 1.5 Amp supply died. I picked up a 12 Volt 2 Amp supply downtown and it's still going strong. Having more amps on tap means there is more current available to flow where it needs to go. If it's the correct voltage and AT LEAST the amperage required for the apparatus.
Trying to run your 600 MA gizmo on only 500 MA will cause it to not function correctly, if at all. Your best bet would be to get a 12 volt adapter from the manufacturer or to plug it into a 12-120 volt inverter. Then you'll be able to simply plug it in in your car, unplug it, take it into the house or wherever and plug it in again.
Steve
Malamute, sorry I am such a fool, and should have known the Paul would be able to help you.