Europe AC Laptop Power Cord For Dell

Hi everyone!

My gf is sending a Dell Latitude E7450 over to her parents in Europe. Does anyone have the Dell part number for Europe AC Laptop Power Cord?

Thanks!

zog

(EDIT) just to mention, the power supply is a Dell 3-Prong AC Adapter - 65 Watt, Dell P/N: JNKWD .

 

In case you did not know, you can just get a generic plug adapter (US->EU). More versatile since you can then use it for all US plug types - HP/Dell/Lenovo/Asus....

 

(chuckle) Thanks Kyle, but her parents are in their 70's and have had trouble with the plug adapters before, (how, I will never understand!).

That's why I want to simplify things and just get the proper cord.

 

eBay has them, Amazon has them

 

In EU (outside UK), this is the US to EU adapter I use with my US laptop.

 

With no ground pin? That's rather unsafe.

 

The standard European plug/socket has no ground pin.
Ground pins vary in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets

In a worst case situation, what would happen if the laptop internally shorted?
You could get a 20V DC "shock" by touching the laptop exterior (which is often plastic but could be metal).
If the AC to DC adapter shorted and sent 220V AC into the laptop, I imagine there would be smoke/fire, with or without a ground plug.

 

It is your choice. Someone designed power brick to use ground pin. As I suppose, there is a reason for that. Not only keeping your notebook from power supply failure, but also protecting you from electric shock in case it gets damaged. Better safe than sorry.

 

The ground pin does not prevent failure of the power brick.
I could be wrong but I believe there are fuses in most/all notebook power bricks.
Do you know even one example of a notebook power brick that shorted and electrocuted someone?
I have never heard of such a thing under normal conditions (not wet, not physically damaged)



At 20V DC, you will feel little or nothing, under normal conditions (not wet and so on)

 

I used my old Dell XPS 13 (1st generation) in the UK (which has a third ground pin), but my AC adapter conversion plug did not - so essentially running with no ground. I was there for about 7 years, without any issues or my laptop blowing up.

My two cents.
You will be fine with just an adapter plug. Again, in Europe, there are only 2 pins anyway so you aren't getting a "ground" pin.

 

Personally I haven't heard of such case. I only saw one person on forum saying that with no ground connection, his notebook would shock him everytime he touch it - i guess it was faulty.
I'm just saying what I learnt from my electrical engineering studies. It is not designed to prevent failure, but the outcome of failure. Under plastic case there is a shielding layer, which is connected to ground pin. It's purpose is to block electromagnetic emissions from circuitry. It does not work well without ground connected. Typical user probably won't notice that, but the emissions could interfere with radio.
Except that, under normal conditions nothing should be happening.
BUT, exceptional conditions may happen and novadays devices are designed to keep people from harm in such.
In case od physical damage that shielding could be exposed to touch as well as it could be shorted to live pin. In such case you could get shocked, if you grab your power brick with bare hands with no ground and touch exposed shielding. Getting shocked by 110/230V will make your muscles grip power brick even stronger - you lose control over your hand.

Of course you won't get shocked by 20V DC. It is too low to harm you and that's why it is in the "extra-low voltage" range.

It's all prevention and those devices are required to have ground pin by law. It up to consumer if he makes use of it.

I don't know in which country do you live in, but in Poland all new electric 230V AC installations are required by law to have ground pin. No ground is rarely seen here novadays. We use type E sockets.

Little information here: https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/c/