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On 9 Sep 2014, at 12:14, Martin Gautier <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 09/09/14 12:02, Julian Hall wrote: >> >> On 09/09/14 11:52, Joseph Bennie wrote: >>> >>> 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 :) >> 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. >> >> Julian >> > Yes, as Julian said. Same wattage and connector and you can use pretty much > anything. > > 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 (gnar! success - amps are a bit high but its not smoke’n yet :) > ) > > Martin > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq