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Using a higher current charger on a laptop which requires a lower current

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202641209 views
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Possible Duplicates: Laptop power supplies, does current matter? Can I use a power adapter with more current but lower voltage on another laptop? I have an ASUS K50IN laptop which requires an input of 19 V at 3.42 A. Its charger has stopped working (wires cut by rats!). My brother have a charger th…

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Fix for: Using a higher current charger on a laptop which requires a lower current

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The current rating on the charger indicates the maximum current it can supply. So it is OK to use a charger that can supply more current, but not the other way around. That is, if you went to a lower-current charger and the laptop tried to draw more…

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