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Is laptop charger output AC or DC?

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Is laptop charger output AC or DC?

Offcourse it is DC, you plug in your laptop charger in the power socket at your home or somewhere else and feeding AC current through the socket but the adaptor you use to charge your laptop carries an electronic circuit known as rectifier that means it converts the feeding AC current into DC.

Why do laptops charge at 19V?

Most laptops use Lithium Ion batteries. 19 V provides a voltage which is suitable for use for charging up to 4 x Lithium Ion cells in series using a buck converter to drop the excess voltage efficiently. Various combinations of series and parallel cells can be accommodated.

Can I use a 19.5 V charger on a 19 V laptop?

It’ll be fine. Laptops have internal high-precision voltage regulators which convert down from the very roughly-regulated voltage supplied by the charger to the exact voltages they need for different things so half a volt won’t make any difference.

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Why do computers use DC instead of AC?

DC is much more easy to control, accurate and easier to propagate than DC signal. If we use AC in most of electronic circuits instead of DC, It will create extra work for just handling the phase-shift between signals. It will be harder to supply them by batteries.

Can I charge a 19V laptop with a 12V charger?

NO you cannot charge your 12V AGM battery directly with a 19V Laptop power supply. You need a battery charger. The laptop power supply IS NOT a battery charger, it is a fixed voltage SMPS power supply.

Can I use 19V charger for 18V?

Yes should be ok just,as you should try and keep to less than 5\% difference if possible. Make sure the power output is equal to or greater than the 18V one.

Can I use 12V charger for 19V laptop?

NO you cannot charge your 12V AGM battery directly with a 19V Laptop power supply. You need a battery charger. The laptop power supply IS NOT a battery charger, it is a fixed voltage SMPS power supply. The charger for the laptop batteries are inside the laptop.

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Can I use a 19V charger on a 18.5 V laptop?

Yes it is ok to use 18.5v charger as this voltage is lesser than the rated voltage of your charger(19 V). Amperage (3.5A v/s 2.37A) is insignificant as the current is dependent on the load (i.e Laptop) and not on the source.

How do you test an AC DC adapter?

Testing your power supply

  1. Plug your power supply into an AC outlet.
  2. Red probe goes into the tip.
  3. Turn on your multimeter and set it to read DC voltage.
  4. Take the red (positive) probe from your multimeter and stick it into the end of the power supply plug.

Can I use a 19V power supply as a current source?

No, don’t use it! The PSU will supply 19V (“voltage source”) and will probably damage the load. There are PSUs that limit output current by dropping/regulating the output voltage (which then can be considered a “current source”), but as long as the required current isn’t constant that wouldn’t work either.

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What is the power output on the back of my laptop?

On the back is a label that reads: Input +19V 3.42A, 65W. I lost the a/c adapter. I charge the battery now with an Liteon ac adapter that reads: Output 20V, 6A, and the laptop is not getting any warmer then before while charging.

What is the difference between AC and DC power adapters?

Each AC/DC power adapter is specifically designed to accept a certain AC input (usually the standard output from a 120 V AC outlet in your home) and convert it to a particular DC output. Likewise, each electronic device is specifically designed to accept a certain DC input.

What is the difference between 19v and 2020v?

20V is just 5\% more than 19V, which technically is the far end of the +/-5\% tolerance of input voltage. However, your laptop would only leech what it needs from the power brick.