NuComer Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Sup guys, We had a power surge in my house the other day and the only thing that got fried was my monitor's AC adapter, I know this because I connected my laptop's AC adapter to check the monitor itself and everything was OK. My question is, would using a higher power AC adapter on my monitor bring problems later on?, laptop's output is 3.95A while the monitor's is 2.1A. Any help is appreciated Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 I don't see any reason that the power board in your monitor would have any issues with that. However, you can get a replacement AC adapter for less that $10, so doesn't it make sense to be safe rather than sorry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuComer Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 I don't see any reason that the power board in your monitor would have any issues with that. However, you can get a replacement AC adapter for less that $10, so doesn't it make sense to be safe rather than sorry? That's the thing. I can't get the exact Asus AC adapter in my country, I'm planning on buying a laptop AC adapter that comes as close as possible to factory specs on the Asus, just wanted to make sure I could go a couple of Amps above without frying my monitor. Thanks for the help!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 More power available doesn't matter as long as the voltage is the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuComer Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 More power available doesn't matter as long as the voltage is the same. I see! Thanks a lot!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Just buy another adapter capable of giving output at same voltage as of the original one. Difference of current doesn't matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkakmanH Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Yep - the current rating is for what is available - not what is put out. So, a 5A power supply will run much cooler if the load is only 1A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemonkey Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 any ampage , over what you need is fine as long as its the same voltage. it will only draw what it needs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuComer Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I'll conclude the thread just in case anyone lands here by googling. I've been using my laptop's AC adapter for a couple of days now and everything is running like default. Thanks for everything guys!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Glad to hear it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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