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Is a charger without earth leakage o.k?

VWood
By VWood
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Hi,

I recently replaced my HP laptop's charger after a power surge, however, the new charger has no earth leakage. I use my laptop as a desktop at home so I take out the battery and keep it plugged in when I work.

I have everything plugged into a surge protector but I am worried that the new charger might be dangerous to use as a permanent power cord.

 

I do have a Dell charger but it is rated at 19.5v and the HP's old charger is rated at 19v, both are 90W. Could I use the Dell charger if I take out the battery? Would it be o.k. to use the new earthless power cord?

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Since most adapters are inverters to DC its not exactly required to have a ground. Lots of adapters don't require one.

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8 minutes ago, VWood said:

Hi,

I recently replaced my HP laptop's charger after a power surge, however, the new charger has no earth leakage. I use my laptop as a desktop at home so I take out the battery and keep it plugged in when I work.

 

 

Did you replace it with an official HP charger or just another random one?

Also, DONT use the dell one since it has a different voltage. Voltage and amps are what matters, not maximum wattage

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12 minutes ago, Kevo05s said:

Did you replace it with an official HP charger or just another random one?

Also, DONT use the dell one since it has a different voltage. Voltage and amps are what matters, not maximum wattage

It is a universal charger, I could not find an HP original anywhere.

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