usually they don't. However, what if one of the CCSes dies (or a transistor), or gets shorted, or what happens as the CCS goes from cold at turn on.
I played this game with the T2 to no end. Every single time Kevin's power recommend was spot on, despite me understanding why initially. Just food for thought, assuming this 1W was KG's recommendation, which I haven't verified. It could be a mistake.