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Laptop PSUs

It's good to be able to make a contribution!

The laptops we have at the moment are RM Mobile One (popular in schools - I don't know who actually makes them) and Acer Travelmate 2350.

Both are 19V 3.16A, but have different sized plugs. Forcing and Acer PSU into an RM laptop breaks the connector on the PSU. The delicate wires inside the barrel get pushed down to the end. £30 instant damage!

We also had some Samsungs a couple of years ago, and had several made useless by damage to the connector on the laptop - very expensive.

Desktop and monitor PSUs have had used IEC connectors since the AT form factor, maybe earlier. Could the IEC devise a standard for laptops and other mobile electricals? Is this the kind of thing the IEC do?

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