It gets hot very easily. This is for a Dell laptop. I can't leave it unplugged for long, as the battery life is only 4 hrs. And without this computer being on, no other computer in my house has a connection to the internet. And believe me, no one would appreciate me telling them what time they can get online, cause we have alot of projects we do for school, work, and our church. I really don't have the time or patience to rework our network. It was hard enough getting a computer with XP networked to one with Vista, as the instructions for doing that were pretty vague. So my question is, is there anything that wouldnt be harmful to the cord or equipment that I can do to keep it from getting overheated? Or are their new adapters I can purchase that do not get hot so easily? This is the one that originally came with this laptop. Thanks!
There have not been any ill effects from the adapter getting hot so far, this is just as a precaution
2007-07-02 07:17:42 · 3 answers · asked by pocketful_of_sunshine 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Its not so hot that I can't hold it in my hand for at least a min or so. I just didnt really know how hot adapters can get an it still be considered normal
2007-07-02 07:31:46 · update #1
Adapters tend to get hot. You could buy a larger unit (one with the same voltage) but higher watts (power output). It would use the same power, but dissipate it over a larger area, so even though the amount of heat radiated is the same, it would be over a larger area, so the unit would be cooler.
Has this changed since when you first got it? If so, maybe the battery needs replaced, or the adapter (charger) is going bad. Batteries do go bad. The unit shouldn't be too hot to touch, but if it is, something is wrong. If there is a store close, you should ask them about this. There have been some problems with batteries cayching fire.
2007-07-02 14:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is safe to keep the laptop Battery in while the AC adapter is plugged in and my AC adaptor gets really hot easily but it might be cause you might be using it a bit to much try keeping it plugged in say around about an hour then take it out i tried that and it certainly helped it allot.
2016-05-21 03:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you would have to define hot.
Second, it is a converter and it is doing it's job so it will run warm.
Now if you can't hold it, that's too hot
2007-07-02 07:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by walt554 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋