Blake Bowers writes in a message to Andrew Porrett
 BB> Yeah? Tell us about this. The adapter supplies 18 Volts at 
 BB> ZERO amps???? 
It's called a no load voltage.  Unregulated supplies have a voltage that 
varies with current - that's why a regulated supply is so important for 
anything that has a varying current.
 
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