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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    More for billing control than power surges.
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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    the cord is connected straight to the wall and since it doesn't lightning nor rain where I live, there's no problem with large power spikes. The spikes are between ten and twenty VAC through the local electrical grid, not enough to put my house on a power supply yet. I use my power supply on my...
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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    I think you have misunderstood the power supply part. The power converter (the small box between the power cord from the wall and the power cord connected to the laptop is what is getting hot. My power supply is not hot at all.
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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    Sorry to continue on but the charger/ power convertor gets really hot but doesn't burn your hands or the plastic cover would melt. Another Tor is not a VPN service, it's a relay service that works through other independent persons. The Virtual Private Network is a server system that is run by an...
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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    Yes, all chargers for laptops and tablets are universal but the Hertz are different. I can use my laptop anywhere but I know I can't ´protect the equipment from surges without a stabilizer because the surges in electricity, in most third world countries, are not really stable. When I charge the...
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    Question charger getting very hot on Acer Aspire A515-55

    I bought an Acer Aspire A515-55, Intel Core i3-1005G1 CPU @ 1.20GHz 1.19 GHz, RAM 8.00 GB (7.78 GB utilizable), Windows 10 Basic, 64 bit. Using Google and Tor webpages. I eliminated Microsoft apps and IE. My battery lasts 3 to 5 hours on a charge but then I plugged in the charger while I...