How many mA does a wii Draw?

[Rohan Loomis]

I know what it draws per hour: 1360mAh but i found these batteries that provide 600mA. They have a mAh of 3000mAh. Help me here.

 

[ShockSlayer]

None of what you said makes sense. Try again.

 

[Mako321]

None of what you said makes sense. Try again.

What doesn't?

 

[Ashen]

All of it.

 

[Rohan Loomis]

OK here is an example. There is a 1 Amp limiter on a regulator. you can't pull more than 1 Amp out at a time. i want to know mow many amps a Wii pulls at a time.

 

[vskid3]

I know what it draws per hour: 1360mAh

If it draws 1360mAh in an hour, that means it draws 1360mA. Not sure what the question is. That seems a little low to me for a Wii, maybe the idle power draw.

 

[XCVG]

You're confusing units.

mAh - milliamp-hours. The base unit is amp-hour, which is a measure of battery capacity. One amp-hour means (in theory) it can provide one amp for an hour. 10Ah would be ten amps for one hour, or one amp for ten hours.
mA - milliamps. The base unit is amp or ampere, which is a measure of current. There's a fancy explanation using coulombs and flax but basically it's how many electrons are flowing through the wire.

 

[Rohan Loomis]

yes i know i just cant explain what I mean. I know that mAh are a unit of how long something can run for e.g: something requires 1000 mAh to run. i have batteries that have 3000 mAh. I can in theory run it for 3 hours. What i mean is my batteries can supply 600 mA at a time i want to know how many mA i takes for a wii to run properly.

 

[ShockSlayer]

600mah probably isn't enough to boot a Wii.

SS

 

[Rohan Loomis]

no OMG The Batteries have 3000 mAh.

 

[Ashen]

So, uh, the CAPACITY of your batteries is 3000mA. And the maximum CURRENT OUTPUT is 600mA?

If so and your 1350mA draw is correct for the Wii. You'll need at least 3 of those batteries.

 

[Rohan Loomis]

Thank you!!!