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    Charging battery and gaming cause adapter to get hot

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bigun08, May 16, 2011.

  1. bigun08

    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    the other day I used up the battery on my R3 and plugged it in and played some games and the adapter was super hot.. I really could not hold it.. I know that it has not been that hot before.. so I was wondering if gaming while charging causes extreme duty for the charger?
    BTW I have the flat type charger with led around the plug
     
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    oakley1261 Notebook Geek

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    Mine gets hot all the time when charging or gaming. It uses more power, so it will get hotter.

    Does doing both put a strain on the charger? I would say no. Maybe the normal strain of use. But they are rated for a specific wattage, and they generally won't go over that.

    If you plug in a 65 watt adapter into a system the requires a 90w adapter. Its going to keep the performance down and slower then normal.
     
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