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Celestron Power Supply

Started by UMF1203, 09/12/2011 09:16PM
Posted 09/12/2011 09:16PM Opening Post
I bought a Celestron Power Supply #18773 for my Nexstar 8 Scope.
It says it puts out 12V 1.5A. Since it was used I thought it best
to hook it to my voltmeter and be sure it works ok. Without a load
it read 15.4 volts. Is that normal in order to compensate for the voltage
drop when under a load?
Posted 09/16/2011 07:32PM #1
Most "12 volt" power packs and battery chargers meter out at 13.8v. Fear not. You could always rig a simple load test with radio shack resistors.