Timeline for Will a different notebook power adapter be ok if the volts and amps are different?
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| Jan 25, 2012 at 19:36 | history | edited | BrianA | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2012 at 13:52 | comment | added | Paperlantern | @BrianA "As it's a laptop the battery provides the power". That says to me you are saying the laptop runs off the battery all of the time. Even if you didn't MEAN that, that is what it says. Even less that, this answer is still incorrect as suggesting an improperly volted power adapter "would do it as well" as the properly volted power adapter is BAD advice. The unit needs 20V, otherwise the engineers would have provided a 19V adapter. Yes the Watts are similar, but most Adapters have close wattage (45W,65W,90W). Running it long term in this fashion will not prolong the life of the unit. | |
| Jan 25, 2012 at 11:38 | comment | added | BrianA | @Paperlantern : I did not say that the battery ran the PC whilst on charge but that the 20V input would be regulated to provide the same voltage to the computer supply rails as the battery. I'd modify the answer but it seems clear enough to me already. | |
| Jan 22, 2012 at 17:53 | comment | added | Paperlantern | Something needs to be reviewed here. This answer has misinformation in it, it should not be marked as the answer. | |
| Jan 22, 2012 at 7:50 | comment | added | Insaf | Thanks Brian for the information share and the specific link where my similar adapter is being sold for this notebook series formally. Appreciated :) | |
| Jan 22, 2012 at 7:49 | vote | accept | Insaf | ||
| Jan 22, 2012 at 7:48 | vote | accept | Insaf | ||
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| Jan 21, 2012 at 23:52 | comment | added | Paperlantern | The battery does NOT provide power to a laptop running on an adapter power source. This is incorrect. When a laptop battery in removed from a powered on laptop, nothing happens. The charging circuits stop charging the battery altogether when it is full. The computer does not RUN from the battery when plugged in. It reverts to battery when DC current is removed. A battery cannot be charged and discharged at the same time. The chemical reactions in the battery don't work that way. | |
| Jan 21, 2012 at 17:42 | history | answered | BrianA | CC BY-SA 3.0 |