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Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop?

From Larry Wolff <larrywolff@larrywolff.net>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, alt.comp.os.windows-10, sci.electronics.repair
Subject Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop?
Date 2025-05-08 07:21 -0400
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On 5/7/2025 9:58 PM, Paul wrote:

>> On Wed, 7 May 2025 15:16:17 -0400, Paul wrote:
>> 
>>> The whole job is not an easy task -- unless the white lettering is
>>> still visible on the bottom.
>> 
>> Thanks for looking at it where you noticed there's NOTHING by way of
>> description other than the one brand name on the outside top cover.
>> 
>> I made a small mistake in the links to the pictures which I fixed below.
>> https://i.postimg.cc/rySRMrvs/hyundai-a.jpg
>> https://i.postimg.cc/zvJzJVgH/hyundai-b.jpg
>> https://i.postimg.cc/KYSyG1Xc/hyundai-c.jpg
>> https://i.postimg.cc/RVpSBCVq/hyundai-d.jpg
>> https://i.postimg.cc/j27y7YjV/hyundai-e.jpg
>> https://i.postimg.cc/4Ng4zRLJ/hyundai-f.jpg
>> 
>> This is a google search for images of a similar 14-inch Hyundai laptop.
>> https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=hyundai+14+laptop
>> 
>> Since a search of images isn't finding ANYTHING like it, I'll rip it open
>> where I hope to find what the battery charger voltage & amps is inside.
>> 
>> Thanks for all the advice.
>> 
> 
> The battery is, if memory serves, 8.4V or two cells in series.
> The 8.4V is the fully charged voltage, and 7.4V is closer
> to the "nominal" voltage after it settles. Charging it from 12V
> makes sense. If a 19V adapter was used, that would be wasteful,
> with some amount of heat generated.
> 
> Lithium cells have to be charged with a "precision" charger.
> The cells have high energy density (which is why we use them),
> but they are also fairly unstable and must be treated with respect.
> That's why there are videos of laptop fires.
> 
> You could use any external voltage you wanted, if there was a
> buck converter inside, but I don't think they do the design
> that way. Someone in a USENET group, used a "generic" adapter
> which had a slightly higher voltage than was required, and
> about a month later he wrote back to report the laptop no longer
> charged the battery and something had broken. I take this as a
> sign that the machines are not tolerant of using the wrong voltage.

Why is a step down DC to lower DC converter called a buck converter?
Shouldn't it be called a variable duty cycle converter instead? 
I s'pose the name contrasts better with that of a boost converter.

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How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Umberto <canaliumberto@impresatrecolli.com> - 2025-05-01 13:38 -0500
  Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-05-01 20:33 -0500
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          Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-03 21:12 -0400
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                Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-07 15:16 -0400
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                Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-07 21:58 -0400
                Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Larry Wolff <larrywolff@larrywolff.net> - 2025-05-08 07:21 -0400
                Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-08 09:08 -0400
                Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-05-08 11:06 +0100
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  Re: How do I find a power adapter spec for an old Hyundai laptop? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-01 21:37 -0400
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