too much amps, strobe light

you have another problem. it doesnt work the way you are thinking. the source amps that feed the light can be higher than the light is rated. when its giving you the amp rating its telling you one of two things, 1. either it draws that much to work, or, 2. that is the max amount it will draw. current works like this......the device drawing the current can only draw the current it takes to run no matter how much current is available. you could have 1000 amps behind that light and it will only draw the amperage its rated at no matter how much is available.

think of it this way.......you have X amount of power and amps at your the input of you breaker box in your house. waaaaayyy more than a bulb in your house draws right? why doesnt the bulb just explode or burn out when you turn it on? no matter how much you have to use the bulb can only use as much as it uses, no more.

another one. you have a sports car that can go 160 MPH. that doesnt mean as soon as you turn it on and step on the pedal you are propelled to that speed unless you stop or turn it off. you can go much slower even though the engine can produce much more power. think of your foot as the current draw, and the engine as the available current you can use. and the speed limit as the draw of whatever device is using current.

Thanks tedmond. and this is off the subject, i meant to ask you earlier on another post but i got side tracked, what is it that you are studing in school?