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AC Adapter question
OK, I wrecked my AC Adapter (pins shot).
The original AC Adapter had 65 watts. I bought one from a friend, a new universal one, that works fine. Same voltage, but has 90 watts. My friend says that doesn't matter. Does it matter? (I have a Compaq, but my other computers are Dells and I figure you guys know about this stuff) Mel |
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On Nov 27, 11:39*am, MZB wrote:
OK, I wrecked my AC Adapter (pins shot). The original AC Adapter had 65 watts. I bought one from a friend, a new universal one, that works fine. Same voltage, but has 90 watts. My friend says that doesn't matter. Does it matter? (I have a Compaq, but my other computers are Dells and I figure you guys know about this stuff) Mel It shouldn't matter...more is better...less is not. |
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On 11/27/2010 12:39 PM, MZB wrote:
OK, I wrecked my AC Adapter (pins shot). The original AC Adapter had 65 watts. I bought one from a friend, a new universal one, that works fine. Same voltage, but has 90 watts. My friend says that doesn't matter. Does it matter? (I have a Compaq, but my other computers are Dells and I figure you guys know about this stuff) Mel The wattage rating of an A/C adapter is the maximum wattage it can provide on a sustained basis. If the computer needs less wattage to run or charge the battery, that's all the adapter provides. I have one of the hulking 130w adapters that come with the Inspiron 5150, 5160 or 9100. It works just fine with a low wattage 12" D400. In fact, it is my most universal A/C adapter for powering Dell laptops... Ben Myers |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:39:25 -0500, MZB wrote:
OK, I wrecked my AC Adapter (pins shot). The original AC Adapter had 65 watts. I bought one from a friend, a new universal one, that works fine. Same voltage, but has 90 watts. My friend says that doesn't matter. Does it matter? (I have a Compaq, but my other computers are Dells and I figure you guys know about this stuff) Mel Mel, I agree with Bob's reply. Everything I read also agrees with what Bob said. Relax and enjoy !!! |
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AC Adapter question
Hi!
Does it matter? Not much, if at all. The 90 watt AC adapter will provide more power-- but not any more than the system needs. What you may notice is faster charging of the battery, especially when the system is powered on. William |
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ACK. The D610 apparently shipped with both 60W and 90W bricks, semi-randomly.
My 820s, with medium-to-high-end CPUs and graphics, run fine on 60W adapters, but charge slowly, even if they came with 90s. |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:39:25 -0500, MZB wrote:
OK, I wrecked my AC Adapter (pins shot). The original AC Adapter had 65 watts. I bought one from a friend, a new universal one, that works fine. Same voltage, but has 90 watts. My friend says that doesn't matter. Does it matter? The power company you get your electricity from has 100's of millions of watts, but you only use what you use. Same here. (I have a Compaq, but my other computers are Dells and I figure you guys know about this stuff) Mel |
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My Dell laptop complains in the BIOS at boot that
the adapter isn't the wattage it expects, and wants to know if it's a permanent change, when I mix up 60w and 90w for the same model. I gather it has to set something up in the hardware to charge at the proper rate. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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