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Increasing voltage, but same current

There are a lot of questions asking what happens if you change the ampscurrent, but keeping the same voltage. If more current is flowing to me it means you can damage the device. But what if it is the other way around? What happens if you increase the voltage, but have the same current?

LetsLet's say I power on a device with an adapter that outputs 5 volts @ 2 ampsamperes. If I would like to connect that same device to an adapter that outputs 20 volts @ 2 ampsamperes, will I burn it? I think you burn a device by passing totoo much current, no? IncreasingCould increasing the voltage could also burn it if you are passing the same current?

Increasing voltage but same current

There are a lot of questions asking what happens if you change the amps keeping the same voltage. If more current is flowing to me it means you can damage the device. But what if it is the other way around? What happens if you increase the voltage but have the same current?

Lets say I power on a device with an adapter that outputs 5 volts @ 2 amps. If I would to connect that same device to an adapter that outputs 20 volts @ 2 amps will I burn it? I think you burn a device by passing to much current no? Increasing the voltage could also burn it if you are passing the same current?

Increasing voltage, but same current

There are a lot of questions asking what happens if you change the current, but keeping the same voltage. If more current is flowing to me it means you can damage the device. But what if it is the other way around? What happens if you increase the voltage, but have the same current?

Let's say I power on a device with an adapter that outputs 5 volts @ 2 amperes. If I would like to connect that same device to an adapter that outputs 20 volts @ 2 amperes, will I burn it? I think you burn a device by passing too much current, no? Could increasing the voltage also burn it if you are passing the same current?

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Increasing voltage but same current

There are a lot of questions asking what happens if you change the amps keeping the same voltage. If more current is flowing to me it means you can damage the device. But what if it is the other way around? What happens if you increase the voltage but have the same current?

Lets say I power on a device with an adapter that outputs 5 volts @ 2 amps. If I would to connect that same device to an adapter that outputs 20 volts @ 2 amps will I burn it? I think you burn a device by passing to much current no? Increasing the voltage could also burn it if you are passing the same current?