How many amps does the 140W power charger provide at 5 volts?

How many amps does the 140-watt power charger provide at 5 volts.



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Posted on Oct 3, 2022 6:44 AM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2022 11:03 AM

Apple's 140W charger is intended for charging Apple laptops. See https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/explore-the-basics-of-usb-c-and-usb-power-delivery. USB-C power delivery is negotiated by devices. Notionally power is delivered at 5, 9, 15, or 20V, and at up to 5A, making for a maximum of 100W. Presumably Apple have extended the specification slightly. If you want to use this power supply to run a third party hub you will need to make sure that it is able to correctly negotiate the amount of power that it want (watts=volts * current) and then deliver the correct regulated current to each of your devices.


32Chop wrote:

How many amps does the 140-watt power charger provide at 5 volts.


That would appear to 5A. Anything greater would likely start to fry cables.


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