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Gateway laptop adapter
Name: bill Date: January 7, 2001 at 16:35:47 Pacific
Comment:
Still need help finding a gateway laptop power adapter (the laptop model number is 3pc). I checked eBay. no reference to this model there.
any other ideas appreciated...but note...this particular model has a proprietary type connect site...and will not accept any universal type adapters.
Name: name Date: January 7, 2001 at 17:23:13 Pacific
Reply:
Apparently you don't have a "bad" power supply that you can cut the connector off of, and re use? It may be time to find a radio amateur/tinkerer,/hobbyist/model airplane person, who is "handy", and can solder something in to the thing
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Response Number 2
Name: pat Date: January 7, 2001 at 22:53:58 Pacific
Reply:
as long as you know the correct voltage it isnt a big deal to open the box and replace the recepticle with a standard one from Radio Shack. Its only two wires
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