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[vintagesynthrepair] Re: Extra current draw on Kurzweil Midiboard's +5V supply?

2010-03-27 by Malte Rogacki

At 3:33 Uhr +0000 27.03.2010, kindabizzy2 wrote:
> When asking a question like this, it's probably a good idea to state the
>model
> of the device in question; in this case the Kurzweil.

He actually did that - it's the Kurzweil Midiboard. A masterkeyboard
roughly the same vintage as the famed K250.

> In any case, I would venture to guess that you're probably safe with the
>extra
> load here, since it's under or close to 1/10th of an amp.

Indeed. Practically all power supplies are designed with a certain margin.
Compared to the amount drawn by typical 80's logic chips the additional
draw from the LED's is probably like a drop in the ocean.

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