Dell Power Lead

kah22

First Admission - I'm not a Geek But I need money saving advice from a Geek.

OK real story. The power lead for my Dell Inspiron 510m has died and I need a new one. Two questions. Is an OEM one just as good or would the geeks advise sticking to the Dell brand?

Of prime importance is 'Where To Buy?' Suggestions on this point really welcomed

Many thanks
Kevin

albertross_2

Sure it is the lead, not fuse, or motherboard/battery/connection fault?

http://www.val-u-computers.co.uk/acatalog/dell_pa10.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Latitude-Laptop-Adapter-Charger/dp/B000ND92YO

kah22

albertross wrote: »

Sure it is the lead, not fuse, or motherboard/battery/connection fault?

http://www.val-u-computers.co.uk/acatalog/dell_pa10.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Latitude-Laptop-Adapter-Charger/dp/B000ND92YO

Checked fuse it's fine. The little green light on the adopter is not lighting up,that's why I'm thinking it might be the adopter.

My only fear is that there might be two faults: the power adopter AND the laptop itself. :eek: I say this about the latter because I can't detect any power in the computer, it doesn't even flicker if I try to turn it on.

I find it difficult to understand both going together. I'm only hoping the battery is completely drained

Kevin

albertross_2

If the light is out, and fuse is ok, then it does sound like the transformer (unless there is a break in the mains cable), but it is unusual for them to fail.

nullogik

My adapter went on my Fujitsu laptop a couple of weeks ago. It was probably because I had wound the excess cable around the adapter so many times that I caused a break in the wire somewhere.

Have a look at Ebay. I got a brand new OEM adapter and cable on there for about £10. If you can't find a Dell one, then a third party one will do fine.

Make sure that the input voltage is suitable (normally it'll say 100-240V), and that the output voltage and current are IDENTICAL to your existing adapter. Finally measure the diameter of the jack so that you don't get one thats too big or too small. For example my Fujitsu had output of 16V and 2.5A - so these were the key figures I had to look out for. Naturally your output voltage and current requirements are going to be different to mine, but they are normally written onto the adapter itself.

Maplins to some replacements and there are plenty on Ebay.

jampton

If I remember rightly dell lappy power adapters have a code number something like PA - 12 - so you can get the correct one if you choose not to buy a dell branded product.

motorguy

if the battery is completely flat, then you wont get a flicker from the laptop.

Personally i'd get one off ebay - check out

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DELL-PA12-CHARGER-INSPIRON-6000-6400-510m-AC-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ220122416808QQihZ012QQcategoryZ31512QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope this helps

mascherano

kah22 wrote: »

First Admission - I'm not a Geek But I need money saving advice from a Geek.

OK real story. The power lead for my Dell Inspiron 510m has died and I need a new one. Two questions. Is an OEM one just as good or would the geeks advise sticking to the Dell brand?

Of prime importance is 'Where To Buy?' Suggestions on this point really welcomed

Many thanks
Kevin

that sounds like geek talk to me