[TriLUG] Need Dell Inspiron 1545 AC charger, PA-21 or PA-3E

Tony Clayton tonyoclayton at gmail.com
Fri Nov 2 06:50:26 EDT 2012


Matias

Check with Pam at TriangleLaptops in Durham.


On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:

> Warning: Our family has 2 of the 1545's. Buy the PS from Dell if you
> can still get one.
> After my daughter lost her charger on a trip, I had issues with 3
> non-Dell-direct chargers
> purchased on line. Seems there was a wave of Chinese knock-offs. They
> go bad within
> 2 weeks, and I had 2 of them nearly melt through.
>
> Of course, that's not the advice you were looking for, as you need a
> charger ASAP.
> I spent more money going through Dell. But getting the right part paid off.
>
> Thought you should know.
>
> ~Carl
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Matias D'Ambrosio <angasule at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > That was my thinking too, but the adapter's light is off, so it's a safe
> > bet that it's the adapter.
> >
> > Thanks to all the replies, by the way!
> >
> >
> > On 1 November 2012 21:55, David Burton <ncdave4life at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> It's often the power jack in the computer, rather than the AC
> >> adapter/charger.
> >> Try the AC adapter/charger on another computer, or just use a voltmeter
> to
> >> see if it's putting out DC.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Matias D'Ambrosio <angasule at gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >> > My wife's charger for her Dell laptop just died (I tried using another
> >> > cable, so that's not it, the light just won't go on). It's a Dell
> >> inspiron
> >> > 1545 and it can use an AC adapter PA-21 or PA-3E.
> >> >
> >> > She uses it for university so she needs it ASAP, any chance someone
> has
> >> one
> >> > I can borrow/buy? I see there is a Dell store in Southpoint, but I'm
> told
> >> > it's just for display.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >> >  Matt
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