[SOLVED] Laptop Power Adapter - UK to EU cable change

[ChiefMoose]

Hi all,

I've been struggling to find answers regarding the cable from the wall to my laptop's AC Adapter and I was wondering if anyone could help me with a question about replacing it.

I bought a new laptop from England but I now live in Sweden, and instead of using a plug converter I was hoping that I can buy a new cable leading to the power brick.

My current UK cable runs to the AC adapter ending in a 3 pin connector, which reads 250V/5A on the plug at the wall socket end.

I've been looking at buying an EU plug socket cable (3 pin also), but I can only find cables that are 250V/16A at the wall socket end.

The AC adapter for the laptop has an input of 100-240V ~ 2.34A 50-60Hz (not sure if this matters?)

My questions are:

1. Is it safe to swap my current UK cable to the EU cable listed above?
2. Would it be safer to replace the fuse in the EU cable for a smaller one? Or shall I just leave it as is?

Thanks very much for any help you can provide and if I haven't given enough info please say what else is needed!

Cheers,

Matt

 

[Alabalcho]

These "5A" are the rating on the plug. Your laptop does not need one kilowatt power, (240 x05) neither three kilowatts (220 x 16). It only needs max 100 Watts or so.

Once you switch to Swedish / EU cable, you won't need the fuse anymore, it is present in UK cable only.

 

[jonnyguru]

Links?

Higher current capability isn't going to HURT, but a power cord with a C5 power connector with a rating of 16A is ridiculously high and a bit hard to believe. Sounds more like a desktop PC power cord and not a laptop power cord. Though you might be looking at the rating for just the plug (the part that plugs into the wall) and not the actual assembled cord. These cords can be pretty generic and assembled to order. Take one head, take another head, and put a cord in the middle. But the actual assembled cord is only as capable as it's weakest link (which is the part that plugs into the power brick).

This is your power connector on the power brick side, right?

Any way.. the current rating is just the maximum allowed. So you can always go higher; you just don't ever want to buy lower.

Really, all you need is something like this:

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07DW473KF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_rdvhDbBGHNF3B

 

[ChiefMoose]

Thanks guys, that's great.

Yeah the 16A was at the plug end (I looked at my mother-in-law's laptop cable) but then when I looked on Amazon I also found this one https://www.amazon.de/Netzkabel-Sch...mkabel+250v+3&qid=1562147730&s=gateway&sr=8-8
which says "Max Ausgang: AC 250V 16A " and I just assumed the high current might be an EU thing? haha.

But thanks for the link Jonny, that looks great. I'll go ahead and buy that one.

And thanks to you both for taking the time to answer. I appreciate it!

Cheers again,

Matt