Timeline for Can I safely charge my laptop with a non-standard, third-party charger?
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| Dec 26, 2023 at 19:03 | history | edited | music2myear | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Spelling.
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| Jun 24, 2021 at 11:05 | history | edited | Tetsujin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
removed slight inaccuracies & replaced with solid info re amperage.
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| Feb 2, 2017 at 14:57 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | @iBug Oh, I am aware lol. Just a stopgap measure at this time. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 4:50 | comment | added | iBug | @NZKshatriya Be aware doing so. If you use a 90-watt charger at the same voltage for your laptop, it means that sometimes (when battery is low) the charger can be overloaded, which will make it to reduce both output voltage and current, leading to potential damage. You should only use chargers at the same voltage with higher current. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 4:06 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | My MSI GL62 shipped with an 120w adapter. As it is a bit expensive to buy a second, I use a 90w Coolermaster adapter for travel. It charges the battery fine, I just cannot go full power on the CPU/GPU, so no folding or gaming. | |
| Feb 11, 2016 at 15:17 | history | edited | ChrisF | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
more info
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| Aug 22, 2012 at 11:46 | comment | added | Bob | @RJFalconer There's usually a symbol indicating polarity somewhere on both the laptop and power supply. It might take a bit of hunting to find, though. | |
| Nov 26, 2010 at 9:25 | comment | added | ChrisF | @RJFalconer - but that's only one factor. | |
| Nov 26, 2010 at 9:23 | comment | added | RJFalconer | Aren't there standards governing the polarity of the connectors? I thought the tip part was always positive. | |
| Aug 30, 2009 at 16:10 | history | edited | ChrisF | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
Clarification
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| Aug 30, 2009 at 14:43 | comment | added | Robert Cartaino | Small Note - The voltage and polarity of the new charger must be the same as the old one but the amperage of the new charger can be higher (i.e. can be higher but not lower than the old one). | |
| Aug 30, 2009 at 13:04 | vote | accept | user8418 | ||
| Aug 30, 2009 at 13:02 | history | answered | ChrisF | CC BY-SA 2.5 |