Dell G15 (5510)

On the Dell website it says has one option that says 240W (the one I was using is 180.0 W) is compatible with mine but for $140 I want to be 100%

Also my old one shocked the shit out of me because it was frayed and I had no idea so I want to be 1000% sure so I don’t get accidentally shocked again.

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    3 months ago

    A LTT video recently mentioned, often it’s cheaper to buy a broken laptop that uses the same charging cord just for the cord than to buy the charging cable directly. But there’s always some hassle second hand even if it is much cheaper.

    • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
      6·
      3 months ago

      $140 sounds absurd for just a charger. I’d definitely buy secondhand and maybe off-brand.

  • dsco@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    8·
    3 months ago

    Dell is really crappy about third party chargers. When you get one of their laptops, you are stuck in their ecosystem. They used to do this with memory as well… then they didn’t… then they did again. Don’t know which phase they’re on right now, but I’d dig on eBay or Craigslist for an exact replacement.

    • aasatru@kbin.earth
      1·
      3 months ago

      I got my hands on a Dell USB C docking station for free, it’s all good except that the power supply is missing.

      Looking for a replacement I found the same docking station for sale cheaper than what I would have to pay for the cable.

      Man, fuck Dell.

    • J12@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      I typed in the serial number of my charger and it only gave one search result total. An item on eBay that was out of stock. It really sucks because I doubt I could sell my entire laptop for $140 since it’s so old. Oh well

      • dsco@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        3 months ago

        Is it just the frayed wires that’s causing the issue? Did they short together to destroy the charger?

        • J12@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          3 months ago

          yea it’s the frayed wire, i didn’t test it after I got shocked, I threw it away. I imagine the box part is fine but the part that plugs in the wall is frayed

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Do the sockets fit? Going from 180 to240w should be fine. As long as the expected voltage match on the brick’s supply it should be fine to go higher in wattage.

    In terms of wattage, it’ll only draw the current it needs.

    In any case you can probably find a 3rd party brick that works just fine for way less. If you have a microcenter near you, they can help. Or there’s always crapazon.

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    3 months ago

    Any cable that gets frayed could shock you, so to avoid getting shocked, stop using the cable before it rubs though to the metal. Getting a more heavy duty cable can help, but any cable will rm eventually wear through.

  • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Your current adapter should have the wattage on it - buy the same. If you no longer have it, you can search yoir laptop by the service tag on the Dell Support page (it should detect it, if not the service tag is on a label on the bottom cover) and check the configuration there - it should have the original adapter listed. Buy the same.

    If in doubt, just buy the 240W as that should work even if it used 180W.

  • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    31·
    3 months ago

    Junk the laptop and buy one that uses USBC.

    That shit should have stayed in the 2010s.