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laptop battery charger help needed

Hi my laptop ac adapter has appeared to have packed in, so i need to order a new one.

the laptop is a acer aspire 5920g

the adapater model is: PA-1900-24

INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50-60HZ 1.5A (1,5A)
OUTPUT: 19V --- 4.74A (4,74A)

i have looked on ebay but many of the cheaper chargers/adapater are "3.42 a" ..and im not sure if that the correct one for my laptop?

can anybody help me and tell me which one i exactly need please and where is the best/cheapest place to order one from?

thanks

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  • I got a replacment for my Dell from Amazon and it was a proper Dell item at a reasonable price. I have also seen generic chargers at Maplins quite cheap so if EBay does not work out there are 2 other sources.
  • wenger08
    wenger08 Posts: 305 Forumite
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    I got a replacment for my Dell from Amazon and it was a proper Dell item at a reasonable price. I have also seen generic chargers at Maplins quite cheap so if EBay does not work out there are 2 other sources.


    thanks mate

    with the snow and everything im not sure when i'll be able to get to a maplins

    thats why i thought id go the internet route but im just confused by the voltage and i dont want to order the wrong one and blow my laptop up! lol

    any experts that can offer advice....would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    wenger08 wrote: »
    thanks mate

    with the snow and everything im not sure when i'll be able to get to a maplins

    thats why i thought id go the internet route but im just confused by the voltage and i dont want to order the wrong one and blow my laptop up! lol

    any experts that can offer advice....would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks
    most of the generic adapters come with variable connectors and thus correct voltage/ the adapter has written on it the voltage input/output details -- usually within a range/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    DO NOT BUY THE CHEAP £7 GENERIC CHARGERS OFF EBAY. They are seriously poor quality and many produce so much noise that they prematurely kill the battery and do other such lovely things like stopping trackpads working on some of the worse ones.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Try actually shopping at a small independant.

    Currys were 3 times the price when i wanted one and the computer man knew exactly what i wanted.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • CoolHotCold
    CoolHotCold Posts: 2,158 Forumite
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    Hi

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/ACER-ADAPTER-CHARGER-CONNECTION-product/dp/B002N1MFFC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861934&sr=8-3
    Acer use Liton and Hippo for power adaptors, also for a very very breif time Acer did what dells did, which was if it wasn't a official Acer charger it wouldn't charge the battery or allow a full system restore. (But like i said it only affected one or two models)
    If you don't want to go down Amazon route then you can go Partmaster http://partmaster.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.pl?PID=1576897&query=Acer%205920g But its 3 times + the price
  • tonynw
    tonynw Posts: 304 Forumite
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    These are a very good unit.

    http://www.castoff.net/item/Wm89Awr5BMb72Fs/

    tonynw
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