LOL :-) I certainly have, 'till I found this thread which remembered
me about something I had to do - go down there and touch the
mistrusted AC/DC !
Whatever the outcome of my temperature-test, I wouldn't know if
agreeing with your last sentence would be wrong or right."With the HD
off, there's no load, so no heat." was what I was expecting to read.
Then, I have not forgotten Ohm's law :-)
Fernando.
2010/7/4 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> But now I've just touched it and found it's cold despite I've never unpluged
>> the DC end from the HD.
>> Maybe the circuit remains open until the USB gets pluged.
>
> I think you are just borrowing trouble, Fernando. Don't you have other things
> to worry about - or even more enjoyable
> things to do than worry? :-)
>
> I don't know what rules are in Uruguay, but I would guess that manufacturers
> that sell in world markets wouldn't bother
> sending anything but their UL, CSA, EU approved units. If the unit has any of
> those approvals on the case, just leave it
> plugged in and don't worry about it.
>
> If it's cold to the touch with the HD on, it's amazing and over built. Warm
> is normal. With the HD off, there's no load,
> so no heat.
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