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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:18 pm 
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Hi Everyone,

Please take a look at the subject and let me know what's the worst that can happen?
Do I need to return the adaptor and get one with 95 Whr output?

The voltage falls within the bracket the adaptor provides.

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The laptop may run but most likely will not be able to charge the battery. Best to get an inverter that can supply 95Whr or more.
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More is better, give it some breathing room like 115wH or even more.

As for the worst that can happen, depends on the design...wires can get warm to melting, inverter can get hot and melt the surface it's sitting on, components inside could self destruct, if the laptop supply can't get enough power it will get warm...the worst that can happen is fire and/or damaging everything.
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If you're overloading the inverter, the built in safety mechanism should kick in, namely a fuse. It'll trip for sure (which mine did do as I now recall and why I had to remove the battery from the laptop).
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Thank you!
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The unit wh does not say anything about the current capacity, it refers to battery life. Volts*Amps=Watts, Watts*Hours(Until battery is dead)=Battery Capacity in this case)=WH. In your home you pay for KWH. It says nothing about how much current you are using at one particular time. to answer your question more info is required.
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