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Laptop into wrong charger, how screwed am I?

First, what happened:

In a dark room, I went to plug my ASUS K55V in for a charge. As you may have guessed, I grabbed the wrong cable. What I ended up plugging in was...(prepare for cringe) the power supply for a Casio synthesizer. The instant it plugged in, the laptop shut down completely.

What happened next:

When I plugged the correct charger in, removed the battery, and placed it back in, the laptop actually started normally, and ran for about 20 minutes. It's worth noting that the battery was quite low before the incident, in fact, it probably had about 20 minutes left. However, after 20 minutes, the thing shut down. I can now start it for a few seconds and it seems like it's going to boot up normally, but it won't last longer than about 30 seconds, and often less than 10. Leaving the charge cable in for longer seems to slightly extend the time it stays on for.

I've heard about the nightmares people have experienced plugging the wrong laptop charger into their computer, and this wasn't even supposed to be a charger at all. On the other hand, the fact that I can start my laptop, and that it ran normally for awhile, makes me think that the battery may just not be holding a charge. What do you think, guys? Have I completely destroyed my laptop, or do I need to go battery shopping tomorrow?

Update:

Rabindra: That's quite possibly the least helpful thing I've ever seen anyone write on Y!A

Ben: If it's just a new battery I'll be thrilled. That, I can afford, a new computer...not so much.

Update 2:

It doesn't run at all without the battery pack in place (doesn't even try to turn on), but I'm fairly sure it's always done that.

Not entirely sure what type of cycle is being referred to.

Yeah, the plugs are literally identical, bad luck indeed. The exact phrase "DC output: x" isn't listed on the Casio cable, but it has 300V in a few places. Sorry for the tech stupidity there.

Lastly, it's not a charger, it's a PSU. Yep, that'd be the thing I plugged in, because I'm apparently a genius.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Well you may need a new battery it probably shorted it out :/ worse case it shorted the Power input... i have done this plenty of times i know it sucks..

  • 7 years ago

    Does it run normally with out the Battery? 20 minutes sound like reserve battery life, but if the charge life increases, as you run it flat and charge it, should only take about 3 cycles, to rejuvenate, then all you have done is ruin your battery. The charger convert AC mains to 12 Volts DC and also act as a ripple filter for the DC component. 1. The Casio Charger plug shouldn't be the same as your laptop if so just bad luck, what is the DC component output of the Casio charger? I would have thought a Casio Synthesizer would have a built in PSU like a desktop?

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