James
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Under the laptop it says 19v 4.2a max. On the adapter it says 19v 3.79a. The adapter was a cheap 2-power one not a genuine Samsung one.
Simon
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- original message - Subject: Re: [ALUG] Laptop Adapter From: James Taylor jt@imen.org.uk Date: 18/01/2010 23:03
Can you read the underside of your laptop and tell us the voltage and power that you require, then if possible take a pic of the socket? Maybe a camera phone pic would suffice?
JT
On 18 Jan 2010, at 20:25, Simon Royal wrote:
Hi all.
Can anyone help in my hour of need. I have a Samsung A10 laptop, which I have been running Ubuntu on and loving it.
The adapter has just blown. The light doesnt come on and I am stuck without a computer or access to my files.
You dont happen to have a spare one or a generic one?
Simon
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On 18 Jan 2010, at 23:45, Simon Royal wrote:
James
Picture is attached. Sorry for the poor quality but I only have my mobile for communication.
Under the laptop it says 19v 4.2a max. On the adapter it says 19v 3.79a. The adapter was a cheap 2-power one not a genuine Samsung one.
I'm sorry, I don't have any 19V ones. its possible you blew up the old one because the machine drew too much power for too long - when replacing, always try to match the figures on the bottom of the device, not the ones on the adapter, as over the life of several adapters, they can drift considerably.
JT
On 19 Jan 11:58, James Taylor wrote:
On 18 Jan 2010, at 23:45, Simon Royal wrote:
James
Picture is attached. Sorry for the poor quality but I only have my mobile for communication.
Under the laptop it says 19v 4.2a max. On the adapter it says 19v 3.79a. The adapter was a cheap 2-power one not a genuine Samsung one.
I'm sorry, I don't have any 19V ones. its possible you blew up the old one because the machine drew too much power for too long - when replacing, always try to match the figures on the bottom of the device, not the ones on the adapter, as over the life of several adapters, they can drift considerably.
I'd more try to *exceed* the maximum current available... so, if it's says 4.2A max, I'd be looking to get something that can supply up to 5A, 5A at 19V would be, roughly, 5 * 19 = 95W, which would sound around right to me.
If you know the barrel size, then it should be fairly easy to pick up a replacement PSU without too much hassle...
Cheers,
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Simon Royal