If it is a standard two wire brik one of the same voltage and at least the same amps will be fine.
If the wire between the brick and the laptop is the only bit damage a person handy with a soldering iron would be able to sort it for you. After market relacements on trademe are about $90 Maurice > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Glassenbury (CSSE) > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 3:46 p.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Laptop power supply > > > On 28/05/10 14:31, Roy Britten wrote: > > The power supply for SWMBO's Compaq Presario laptop has a failure in > > the low-voltage cord (the one that runs from the "brick" to the > > laptop). Molten Media& Computer Broker apparently can't supply a > > replacement. If anyone on list could offer a replacement > (for purchase > > or loan) SWMBO would be overjoyed. > > > > Replies best off-list, methinks. > > > > You may now return to your on-topic lives. > > > Not sure if we may have one or not... but a reply to on-list > as we had an experience that almost went sour... > Laptop power unit died. Borrowed another power unit from same > brand with same voltage specs..(not same model) > > I think it worked for the recharge... but when it was returned > it failed to charge the original owners laptop. Kept giving > errors. It "came right" after a day. > The Hardware experts here said that mixing power blocks between > modern laptops is dangerous(for your laptop) in that they have > extra circuitry to help the charge the battery. They vary > between brands and even within a brand. You should get > a replacement for the same MODEL .. not just the same BRAND. > > Pete > (Just passing on warning as was described to me... excuse E & OE) > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Glassenbury Computer Science department > [email protected] University of Canterbury > +64 3 3642987 ext 7762 New Zealand
