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Source for laptop power adapter tips?

I am looking for a source for a laptop power tip. Children are hard on equipment, and I have a perfectly good power adapter and no tip. I'd like to find specifications for each tip plus a source to purchase them.

jdietrich

Not sure where you will get only the tip. My kids have killed 3-4 adapters, I have had good success getting them here:

http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/

But it is the entire adapter.....

charles_gilley

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Like you, my kids kill their adapter on a regular basis (in fact, the broken one now I ordered from spareparts.

I have a hard time spending $30 for a new adapter when I know the tips are out there.

:)

jdietrich

Only other thing is to get extras when you can. In NJ we have these computer shows. They used to be a big deal until the Internet availability of parts killed them. I go to them and browse the junk. I have gotten 1 or 2 extra used adapters for like $5 at the shows. Problem is that it is hit or miss....

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charles_gilley

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Barrel plug! I should have known. All of the EEs I work with never used that phrase. I see all the hits now on google. thanks

charles_gilley

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For what it's worth, once you start looking for barrel plugs, you can find the connectors in various catalogs. I ordered two for .90/each from DigiKey. They are a PITA to solder, but 90 cents is a lot better than a complete charger.

Once I found the type of part, I borrowed a micrometer at work to measure the inner and outer dimensions.