"Mike Berger" wrote in message
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The battery won't explode: The inadequate power supply will probably
overheat and may be a fire hazard. If you're lucky, it will just fail.

If you exceed its current requirements, it may also not regulate the
voltage properly and may damage your laptop.


Agreed. That's basically what I was going to say, especially the second
part. Plugging a well under rated adapter into a laptop would be extremely
foolish.

Dave