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    Lenovo Power adapters

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hceuterpe, Jul 24, 2009.

  1. hceuterpe

    hceuterpe Notebook Evangelist

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    I know Dell with their Latitudes is really good with this...
    Is a power adapter from an IBM Thinkpad T41 compatible with a 14.1" T400 with integrated graphics? It's P/N 02K6816. Output voltage of 16V/3.5A LPS. I also have one from an X30 Thinkpad I think, P/N 02K6661 16V/4.5A. The plugs look identical.
     
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    StealthTH Notebook Evangelist

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    Unfortunately they are not. However, Lenovo did standardize the power plug post T60. Everything T60+ is compatible.
     
    StealthTH, Jul 24, 2009
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    hceuterpe Notebook Evangelist

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    NM, The T400 is a 20V power adapter.
     
    hceuterpe, Jul 24, 2009
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Read this, it will explain the situation.

    Short Answer:

    Anything earlier than the T43/R50 uses 16V adapters. These are compatible assuming you have adequate wattage (i.e. can use the 72w adapter on a notebook issued with 56w, but NOT vice versa).

    Anything Newer than the x60/R60/T60 uses 20V adapters. These are compatible assuming you have adequate wattage (i.e. can use 90w adapter for dedicated models on a 65w integrated model, but NOT vice versa).
     
    jonlumpkin, Jul 25, 2009
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