I just bought a new 70 watt Kensington battery charger for my laptop. I have an HP dv8000 which has a 17inch screen. I have been using this charger for a day now, and I have found online that my laptop is not supported for use with this charger. I am wondering if their would be any obvious warning signs that this charger is going to blow up on me. I have been using the charger with the computer running, and while charging the battery. Maybe for about an hour or two at a time. The inverter box is actually quite cool compared to the one that shipped with my laptop. That one feels extremely hot when I use it. Anyways, i was just looking for any advise someone might have as to whether or not my charger will blow up on me soon.
Well, Kensington said my system was not compatible either but it was because they had not caught up with their compatibility tests. If it's charging okay, the system runs ok and the charger runs cool, don't worry. BUT I would get the 120 Watt unit. If your system needs a 90 Watt charger you need one at least that large. When you start running a game that stresses the PS, you'll get in trouble. Return it for the bigger unit.
The charger isn't going to blow up on you. It's probably not doing much in the first place. The dv8000 series requires a 90 Watt Battery Charger, so the 70 Watt one you have isn't really doing much. If it's actually charging the battery, I would keep it, since it is keeping cool.
