Laptop Power Adapter Specifications Meaning
If you need to buy a new laptop adapter it is always a good idea to understand and know what specifications you require in a new laptop AC adapter. Each laptop can require different power specifications as well as a different connector tip to make it compatible. AussieBatt laptop adapter expert list out the whole specifications that you need to look out for:
1. Laptop Adapter Volts – The measure of the size of force required to send elctrons through a circuit. The Volts rating for your replacement laptop charger can be +/- 1 Volt from you original charger specifications.
2. Laptop Power Adapter Watts – The measure of electrical power, 1 Watt is equal to 1 joule per second. Watts are easily worked out as they are simply Amps x Volts = Watts. Your new Toshiba PA3468E-1AC3 AC Adapter can be the same or greater in Watts than the original specifications.
3. Laptop Power Adapter Amps – Is the measure of how much charge is moving through any particular point over a unit of time, it is the basic unit of electric current. The important thing to look for in Amps on your laptop charger is that the Amps can be the same or greater than what is specified on you original charger. If the Amps rating on your replacement Dell HA90PE1-00 AC Adapter is higher this is perfectly acceptable as your laptop will only draw as much current as it needs.
4. Laptop Adapter Connector size and shape – This is one specification that has to be exactly the same as the original for obvious reasons, as it will not fit otherwise! Depending on the brand and model of laptop that you have, will determine the size and shape of the connector tip that you require. Common measurements for connector tips are internal and external diameters. Other factors are shape, most are round although some can be octagonal and others may have internal pins in the connector tip.
