I was looking at laptop chargers for my HP Pavilion G6-1325sa and found 2 results that both said they were for this model. How
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I checked both and the voltage and power figures are OK but I still can't see how the tips can be different sizes. Unfortunately there is no indication with my original charger of what the tip size is and I have no way of measuring to mm sizes.
markwp
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If you look on the brick there is a representation of the jack. It will look kinda like: [strike]O[/strike] - C - +
The C is the outer shell and the - is the tip. There will polarity signs ( + and -). Generally, the outer shell is - (ground) and the tip (inside) is + (positive).
Mark
The C is the outer shell and the - is the tip. There will polarity signs ( + and -). Generally, the outer shell is - (ground) and the tip (inside) is + (positive).
Mark
Thanks for your help Mark, which is much appreciated. I am OK with the technical aspects it is just the physical dimensions quoted for the tip sizes which are puzzling. Both the web sites I saw guarantee that these are chargers for the exact laptop model, but the tip sizes are completely different. The actual figures given are 5.5mm*3.0 (on www.coywood.co.uk) and 7.4mm*5.0 (on www.laptop-power.co.uk). Both these retailers seem to be reputable from what I can gather and both are considerably cheaper than HPs own price.
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It appears that the 65w version of the power brick has the 5.5x3.0 pin and the 90w has the 7.4x5.0. Your brick should list it's power output in watts - I'd match that. You can also do a quick measurement of the tip - there's enough difference between 5.5 and 7.4 to be comfortable with your reading of the size.
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