using a different charger!

[Kenny]

The charger for my laptop (Toshiba if that makes a difference) is busto and i was wondering could i use a different charger i found in the house which is from a different make laptop,

The input and output of Volts are the same on both chargers, there is a little difference though, the output for the origianal charger is 19V and 3.16A where as the other is 19V and 4.74A, I dont know if that makes a difference

any help would be much appreciated as i only have 45mins left of power!

[Emmet]

definitely not.

[Flushdraw]

You can buy a same spec one from ebay fairly handy

[Kenny]

definitely not.

is this because the output is slightly different?

[SatNav]

The charger for my laptop (Toshiba if that makes a difference) is busto and i was wondering could i use a different charger i found in the house which is from a different make laptop,

The input and output of Volts are the same on both chargers, there is a little difference though, the output for the origianal charger is 19V and 3.16A where as the other is 19V and 4.74A, I dont know if that makes a difference

any help would be much appreciated as i only have 45mins left of power!

i recieved my new charger from amazon today for less than 20 euro including p&P, had it in 4 working days

[coillcam]

If you're stuck and the power inputs are the same size then go for it but long term it's best to get a replacement with the correct power rating.

Our main supplier of power adapters has an ebay shop and ships them from Dublin. I can say we have had few issues and any time there was a warranty claim it was always easy to get it resolved.

Link to what is usually the compatible adapter: http://cgi.ebay.ie/TOSHIBA-PA-1750-2...ht_3154wt_1139

One thing I will say is don't get a universal adapter as you have no idea of what power is going into the laptop and it can easily sizzle an otherwise fine laptop.