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Laptop power supply question
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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 736577" data-attributes="member: 59833"><p>No. Don't do it. You can always go higher but not lower. If we were only talking about a battery charger it would not be a problem. It would just mean it would take longer to reach a full charge. </p><p></p><p>But these devices are also power supplies. And a power supply must always be able to support the load of the device it is powering. And in the case of a power supply/charger, it must support charging the battery while also powering the computer. </p><p></p><p>One thing you might consider is a <a href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=universal+notebook+power+adapter&qs=AS&pq=universal+notebook+power+&sc=2-25&cvid=D65FC959FFDC410BA20441794B1F73AA&FORM=QBLH&sp=1" target="_blank">universal power adapter</a>. I keep one in my tool bag for house calls. So far, I have not had a notebook it did not work with. Some are only 65W so avoid them. Make sure it is at least 90W with 14V.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 736577, member: 59833"] No. Don't do it. You can always go higher but not lower. If we were only talking about a battery charger it would not be a problem. It would just mean it would take longer to reach a full charge. But these devices are also power supplies. And a power supply must always be able to support the load of the device it is powering. And in the case of a power supply/charger, it must support charging the battery while also powering the computer. One thing you might consider is a [URL='https://www.bing.com/search?q=universal+notebook+power+adapter&qs=AS&pq=universal+notebook+power+&sc=2-25&cvid=D65FC959FFDC410BA20441794B1F73AA&FORM=QBLH&sp=1']universal power adapter[/URL]. I keep one in my tool bag for house calls. So far, I have not had a notebook it did not work with. Some are only 65W so avoid them. Make sure it is at least 90W with 14V. [/QUOTE]
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