How is it that all the electronic devices we plug into the wall can have varying voltage and amperage needs but don’t burn out when plugged in?

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How is it that all the electronic devices we plug into the wall can have varying voltage and amperage needs but don’t burn out when plugged in?

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As far as amperage goes: The wall doesn’t push amperage into a device, the device pulls it. A device will not receive any more amperage than it “wants”.

As far as voltage goes: A device that uses anything less than the wall voltage (230V or 120V depending on where you live) will have a “transformer” which reduces the voltage as it heads in to the device.

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