Forum Articles
  Welcome back Join CF
You are here You are here: Home | Forum | Linux ?

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most of the discussions, articles and other free features. By joining our Virgin Media community you will have full access to all discussions, be able to view and post threads, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own images/photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join our community today.


Welcome to Cable Forum
Go Back   Cable Forum > Computers & IT > General IT Discussion
Reload this Page Temp replacement Power pack safe?
Register FAQ Community Calendar

Temp replacement Power pack safe?
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 24-12-2010, 19:08   #1
chrisjones
Inactive
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Knaresborough UK
Age: 45
Services: 100mb BB TiVo 500gb TV L Phone - Evening / Weekends
Posts: 833
chrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud ofchrisjones has much to be proud of
Send a message via AIM to chrisjones Send a message via MSN to chrisjones Send a message via Yahoo to chrisjones
Temp replacement Power pack safe?
Hi,
My Dell 15 series laptop power pack seems to have died, I tried changing the fuse to no avail :-(
By chance my daughter has an older model Dell laptop, I checked the power ratings, output etc on her power pack and it all matched. Would you say its safe to use? Whilst the 'brick' itself is a different shape, the adapter head is identical and seems to fit just fine.
Just my luck that it would go 'pop' on Christmas Eve, further more my new Sanyo Xacti HD camera didnt arrive today OH and niether did the wifes Christmas present! Yay for Christmas 2010! lol
chrisjones is offline   Reply With Quote
Advertisement
Old 24-12-2010, 19:11   #2
Zing
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Re: Temp replacement Power pack safe?
you can buy universal power supplies normally output around 19/20 volts. TBH ive never had an issue using different chargers in laptops as long as the outputs match. Dont blame me if there is something wrong with the spare and it goes bang lol
  Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 19:26   #3
Dai
Inactive
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lincoln UK
Age: 76
Services: 50Mb, TV & Phone
Posts: 3,673
Dai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronze
Dai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronzeDai is cast in bronze
Send a message via MSN to Dai
Re: Temp replacement Power pack safe?
Doublecheck the polarity indicators, make sure pos/neg are the same on both units.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg posneg.jpg (6.6 KB, 8 views)
Dai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 19:30   #4
vanman
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Luton
Services: Sky
Posts: 1,689
vanman has reached the bronze age
vanman has reached the bronze agevanman has reached the bronze agevanman has reached the bronze agevanman has reached the bronze agevanman has reached the bronze agevanman has reached the bronze age
Re: Temp replacement Power pack safe?
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaiNasty View Post
Doublecheck the polarity indicators, make sure pos/neg are the same on both units.
i agree with that.
also check the volts
oh ya did sorry.
vanman is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 18:50.

Contact Us - Service Status - Cable Forum - Archive - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Top

Server: osmium.zmnt.uk
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
All Posts and Content are © Cable Forum
Copyright © 2025 Cable Forum Hosted On Hetzner Cloud