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On 09/09/14 12:02, Julian Hall wrote:
Yes, as Julian said. Same wattage and connector and you can use pretty much anything.On 09/09/14 11:52, Joseph Bennie wrote:It will need to be one with the same connector of course and they're not universal yet, plus the same wattage - volts x amps, or at least approximately the same. It should say on the underside what the power requirements are.Hi All,My father in law just dropped off his laptop without the PSU for repairs - does anyone know if i can hook it up to a generic supply - or will it need to be a dell?If the latter has anyone got one in their junk box?I’d go an get his but i just can’t face the spanish inquisition about why he “...does not understand why his battery only works for 40 mins - he’d always had it connected to the main power." type questions.Face palm :)Julian
I used to be pretty strict with myself regarding laptop PSUs and made sure I only used the "proper-jobs". I'm now pretty blasé and will stick almost anything into any socket that fits (fnar!)
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