PC power supply question

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I purchased a new power supply vlt100-4002 http://www.eospower.com/vlt100n.aspx

Got it up and running with a 3amp load on v1 (3amp required for start.)  it is an ac to dc power supply 

I am using output pins v2 which is +16v but 3 amp max when connected to ground. (dc return) 

V1 is +5v and supplies 12amps.

If I  connect v2 +16v and use v1 +5v my ground, this will give me +11v.  My questions is,  how many amps will be available?  Positive side is 3amp and my new ground is 12amp. Not sure if you would subtract them,  add them or the result is the difference between the two. Not sure what to search on this one. 

. My project requires 9v absolute minimum,  and will run on 2.5 amps,  but that is really pushing it. (max 60v and 20amps since uses a pwm driven heating element) 

Thanks for any direction. 

Ed

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I think I understand what

I think I understand what you are saying. I see it says the minimum load on v2 is. 1 amp.  So I went and tested it with a voltage meter.  V1 +5v connected to v2 +16v comes up as +10.5-+11v on my voltage meter.  I do have the require 2ohm 15w load resistor from 1 pin of v1 to ground.  (mine is the vlt100-4002 so v2 is the +16v. It does have a listed min load of 0.1amp)

With the min sink current it won’t provide any current if I attempted this configuration? 

Ed