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  • abbreviation milliampere

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  • noun metrology Symbol for the milliampere, an SI unit of electrical current equal to 10−3 amperes.

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  • If you're charging 4 batteries at a time, it charges at 1000 mA, which is a reasonable rate for 2000 mAh and up batteries (most of them on the market today).

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

  • If you're charging 4 batteries at a time, it charges at 1000 mA, which is a reasonable rate for 2000 mAh and up batteries (most of them on the market today).

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

  • If you're charging 4 batteries at a time, it charges at 1000 mA, which is a reasonable rate for 2000 mAh and up batteries (most of them on the market today).

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

  • If you're charging 4 batteries at a time, it charges at 1000 mA, which is a reasonable rate for 2000 mAh and up batteries (most of them on the market today).

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

  • Taking R1 down to 68 ohms gives you a current of 43 mA which is getting very near the limit for the LED and you risk burning it out.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

  • Hi sir i am final year student diploma in mechnical engineering .i am make the project for solar pump. we are creat the problem of selection of solar panel. we are select the 24 volt DC Moter and 12 volt two battery 32 mA each. how many watt solar panel suitable for this project plz help me.

    World’s Largest Solar Project Planned for Saharan Desert | Inhabitat 2009

  • Let a modern car sit in your garage two months without use — even the tiny draw on the battery from maintaining the theft detterent, the radio presets, driver personalization settings, and the like perhaps two dozen mA will be sufficient to drain the battery to a no start condition in that time.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A 230 mpg Hybrid — and It’s a Chevrolet: 2009

  • In the 802. 3af standard, 48 volts of DC power are sent through the cable at a current of 350 mA to provide around 13 watts of power.

    Information about PoE. 2008

  • For instance, to guarantee 100 mA of current, they may buy a 300 mA fuse because the slop and tolerance of the fuse is such that it cannot guarantee 100 mA minimum of continuous current unless its typical fuse current is substantially higher.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Necessity is the Mother of … a Great Kindle Gadget 2008

  • If the device needs more than 500 mA to charge AND operate, you have a net deficit of current, which has to come FROM the battery.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Necessity is the Mother of … a Great Kindle Gadget 2008

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