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battery dead so i run on ac power,but the ac power turns off and on,it damages the laptop?

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i have used on ac current because of dead battery, the electricity ac current is goes on and off sometimes,,suddenly shutdown of laptop in that case will it damage the latptop?
 
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Yes sudden power loss can damage electronics, same thing for surges, sags, brownouts, etc... Can also cause file corruption with the hard drive if not physical damage to the drive.
Yes sudden power loss can damage electronics, same thing for surges, sags, brownouts, etc... Can also cause file corruption with the hard drive if not physical damage to the drive.
 
Solution