10A 200-300V cord

[Rock2010]

Hello,
My new HP laptop has come with a dual voltage adapter.It's power cord says 7A 125V. In my country,the adapter will work fine(since it says 100-240V) but cord not. The cord of my old laptop is 10A 200-300V,so can i use my old cord with my new adapter?
Thanks.

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Yes, you can use a cord with a higher rating.

 

[Rock2010]

Oh,thanks a lot for the reply. My goodness that i checked in,otherwise i was thinking that i would receive a notification when somebody posts a reply.

Now,i will use my old cord without any confusion.

Thanks again.

 

[Rock2010]

Sorry,one more question. I am curious to know what does happen when we use wrong Power cable or adapter? I mean,does it harm the adapter/cable/battery instantly in the form of burning something etc or it destroys slowly slowly by reducing the working capability?

Thanks.

 

[Rock2010]

Right Now i m that same old Power cable. Working Fine. Laptop is in charging and -i am working on it.

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Sorry,one more question. I am curious to know what does happen when we use wrong Power cable or adapter? I mean,does it harm the adapter/cable/battery instantly in the form of burning something etc or it destroys slowly slowly by reducing the working capability?

It depends. It could be instantly catastrophic, or it could cause overheating that could take days or weeks to fail.

 

[Rock2010]

Thanks. I understood.

 

[Rock2010]

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