[thinklinux] [ltp] Slightly off-topic: different wattage

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:59:18 -0400

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I would
suspect that the risk is overload and overheating of the AC adapter. My
T61, 14" screen draws 61-65 watts (measured with a "Kill A Watt",
accuracy???) when turned on and charging a nearly charged battery ,
drops back to 5x watts when the battery is charged. Don't know what it
draws if the battery is discharged. With wireless turned on and a
second drive in the ultra bay, it runs in the 70's. I doubt that
charging time will be affected but I would monitor how hot it gets. My
90W gets warm, not hot. 
 
Lou 
 
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rappard@dds.nl">rappard@dds.nl</a> wrote:
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The 90 W / 20 V AC adapter that came with my T60 recently broke - what
are the drawbacks of using a 65 W / 20 V one instead (we have a spare
one of those at work)? Is charging going to take substantially longer?
 
 
Regards,
 
 
Martin
 
 
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Lou
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