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Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> writes:
> I'm bothered that none of the heating/cooling items specify the
current
> (or power) draw that hits your USB. What happens if you try to use the
> cup heater, the fridge and the gloves all at the same time? Do you
> merely lose the files on your USB-connected disk, or does the whole
> computer catch on fire?
The current draw on these devices won't exceed 500 mA, as that is the
maximum allowed by USB. If it develops a short or something and tries
to draw more, the computer will shut down power to that port, and you
will probably get a little pop-up on your computer (assuming it's
Windows) telling you that the device is drawing too much current.
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