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Laptop Adapter Hot
LockedI have an old Compaq Armada 6500. The power adapter went bad and now its just lost. I bought another one used (and it seems to be the one that belongs with it), but it gets WAY to hot. I only got the adapter box to the machine part. There is a cable running from the wall power plug to the adapter box that didn’t come with it.
I was told that part is all the same on all laptops as far as power from the wall to the adapter – but the end may look different. I was told that it comes from 110 wall plug to that adapter and they are all the same to that point (with different ends per Brand and different adapters per machine). I tried an IBM cable in the Compaq adapter box and to the laptop. It seems to power everything fine… but it is WAY TOO HOT.
I work around a lot of laptops and compared. I saw an IBM and a Dell that had the same “power source to adapter box” cable type piece, but both had different amps going into the adapter box piece.
I was told by an electrician that the Amps are just how much the item pulls. In other words, if it pulls 1.5 amps (on the adapter box), and I provide 3 amps cable from wall power to adapter, then it is okay and the “pipe” is providing whatever the laptop needs. I am okay as long as I provide a higher amp then the adapter requires.
Is this true? Is there a difference that matters? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!