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USB vs "regular" charging
Laptop with a "regular" adaptor/charger.
If pumped in power via USB: Would it work? Would it blow? Much Obliged - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos] |
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USB vs "regular" charging
On 10/25/2015 12:18 PM, wrote:
Laptop with a "regular" adaptor/charger. If pumped in power via USB: Would it work? Would it blow? Much Obliged You can not charge a computer (traditional laptop) using the USB port. Probably won't hurt the USB port, but why take a chance? If you have a dead charger you will need to replace it I'm afraid... John :-#(# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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USB vs "regular" charging
John Robertson wrote:
On 10/25/2015 12:18 PM, wrote: Laptop with a "regular" adaptor/charger. If pumped in power via USB: Would it work? Would it blow? Much Obliged You can not charge a computer (traditional laptop) using the USB port. Probably won't hurt the USB port, but why take a chance? If you have a dead charger you will need to replace it I'm afraid... To put it another way - There is no way power introduced by a USB port would charge a computer battery. |
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