Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?

Subject	Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
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From	Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
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Date	2023-02-24 19:49 -0500

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On 2023-02-24 19:26, Ant wrote:
> In comp.sys.mac.systems nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> In article <-vGdncOUefXspGX-nZ2dnZfqn_QAAAAA@earthlink.com>, Ant
>> <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> 
>>> Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251
>>> MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? If so, then which one?
> 
>> anything that's usb compliant and similar in power as the original one.
> 
>> less power will work but may not charge the battery while the macbook
>> is being used.
> 
> I noticed some power chargers have more than Apple's 61W. Would getting
> higher watts (e.g., 140) make power charging even faster even though it
> costs more?

Not necessarily.  The battery and its charge controller is the limiter. 
Higher charger power *might* be faster, but no guarantee, and as usual: 
faster means a hotter battery, and hot batteries have shorter overall 
lifespans.

Price has nothing to do with charge rate.


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Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-24 04:13 +0000
  Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-23 23:30 -0500
    Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 00:22 +0000
      Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-24 19:50 -0500
        Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 01:09 +0000
          Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-24 20:21 -0500
            Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 02:05 +0000
    Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 00:26 +0000
      Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-02-24 19:49 -0500
      Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-24 19:50 -0500
        Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 01:10 +0000
          Anker (was Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?) ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 18:52 +0000
            Re: Anker (was Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-25 15:11 -0500
              Re: Anker (was Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?) ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-26 03:34 +0000
                Re: Anker (was Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro?) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-25 23:49 -0500
  Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-02-24 10:39 -0500
    Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-02-25 00:20 +0000
  Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-02-28 14:45 -0500
    Re: Is it safe to use a third party power charger for 13" 2020 A2251 MWP62LL/A MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-03-01 05:09 +0000

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