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My laptop has a three prong grounded plug. Does it need the ground pin?
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I recently bought a minivan that has 110V power outlets. I'd like to use my laptop in the van sometimes (not as the driver, of course), but my laptop has a three prong grounded plug, and the outlet is two prong. What problems might I experience if I use a cheater plug (three prong to two prong adap…
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You wouldn't experience any problems except in the rare case that your laptop has an internal short from a live power line conductor to an exposed metal part of the laptop. The ground plug is purely for safety and has no effect on the proper operati…
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