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| Thread ID: 59511 | 2005-07-04 11:55:00 | Acer notebook 12 volt power adapter. | john r (782) | Press F1 |
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| 369343 | 2005-07-04 11:55:00 | I want to power my Acer TM2318WLM Notebook PC off a 12 volt cig lighter power adapter,I have a 20 volt 120w notebook power adapter but the notebook end plug is the wrong size and the notebook mains power adapter charges at 19 volts,if I can buy the correct plug and splice it in will the 20 volts be ok instead of 19 volts.the proper Acer adapters are arms and legs to buy. Cheers, John. |
john r (782) | ||
| 369344 | 2005-07-04 12:31:00 | My experience with a Toshiba laptop suggests it will probably be fine. I needed 19 volts and the Toshiba was fine at 18 - 20 volt range. Below 17.5 it failed to work. However I then solved it by using a cheap 12v to 230 v inverter and the standard laptop power pack, the 150 watt inverter cost $95 and is useable for much more than just a laptop. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 369345 | 2005-07-04 12:38:00 | tricky dicky. $200 (ouch) proper 12v- laptop thingy www.dse.co.nz A 150watt 12v - 230v inverter is half that price, and more versatile! Lappy wont care if the 230volt sinewave isnt a sinewave. www.dse.co.nz |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 369346 | 2005-07-04 12:44:00 | Thanks you two,it also crossed my mind to do it with an inverter,I already have the adapter,just need to find someone with a Acer power cord I can chop the plug off, cheers, John. |
john r (782) | ||
| 369347 | 2005-07-04 12:54:00 | Thanks you two,it also crossed my mind to do it with an inverter,I already have the adapter,just need to find someone with a Acer power cord I can chop the plug off, cheers, John.Take lappy into tricky dicky, Jacar or any resonably well stocked component store and you *should* be able to find a plug to match. At worst youd find something on the end of a cheap power adapter brick that you can use. Sure its an expensive plug, but you get a free useless power brick with bare wire ends with it! I prefer moulded plugs, as i'm lazy, and i find them more reliable than ones i solder up myself. |
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