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    Need advice on charger

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mattym88, Dec 5, 2011.

  1. mattym88

    mattym88 Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys, I wondering if any of you can help me at all, I have lost half of my charger , not the brick part but the part which plugs in to the wall, how would I go about replacing one ? I don't even know the name but does anyone know what type of one i would need ? would a power cable from a pc work ? thanks guys in advance, is it just a standard pc power lead which i need ??
     
    mattym88, Dec 5, 2011
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Chillax dude, it's just a standard AC cable, some call it a kettle plug.
     
    widezu69, Dec 5, 2011
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  3. mattym88

    mattym88 Notebook Geek

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    PHEW, thank god for that !! i thought i was going to need to order a new one off dell would have cost a fortune :D, thanks again !!!!!!
     
    mattym88, Dec 5, 2011
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  4. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    lol...i must have dozens of those cables in my office that I've collected over the years. Any standard cable that came with a powersupply or desktop computer will do
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 5, 2011
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  5. aznpos531

    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Something like this will do just fine: link
     
    aznpos531, Dec 5, 2011
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    Tapakidney Notebook Evangelist

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    Wrong.

    Follow the advice of those who had already posted. Standard, 6-sided desktop power plug.
     
    Tapakidney, Dec 5, 2011
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  7. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Yeah 3 pin AC cables have two types, an angular one and a multi-cylindrical one. The M15x used the latter, like Tapa said, the R3 uses an angular one.
     
    widezu69, Dec 5, 2011
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    Whoops, my bad. Clicked on the wrong one! This one: link
     
    aznpos531, Dec 5, 2011
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