Main laptop is dell xps 15 9520. It uses a dell usb c charger that is 130w. I also have an acer chromebook and the charger is also usb-c. It is a small charger so I assume it is either 45w or 65w charger.
I had both chargers connected to a power strip and the connected my chromebook's 45w or 65w usb-c charger into my xps 15. I notice the mistake when I noticed there wasn't a white light on the usb-c charger that displays right next to where it's plugged into one of my usb c ports on my dell xps laptop. I then unplugged the chromebook usb c charger and plugged in my dell xps 9520 usb c charger and it is charging and there is that white light that shows.
The thing is when I connected the chromebook usb c charger to the xps laptop, there wasn't that white light but I wasn't sure if it was charging it or not. It did show like a plugged in message I believe but I don't recall if it showed charging. I unplugged the chromebook usb c charger within like 10 seconds or so. So my first question would be... could my chromebook usb c charger actually charge my xps 9520 laptop? I assume no if it's 45w but yes if it's 65w but it would slow charge? However, didn't show any slow charge message when I had it connected for less than 10 seconds. My other question is could you cause damage to the xps 9520 laptop if you plug a chromebook usb c 45w or 60w charger to it even if it was less than 10 seconds? I assume not but if longer possibly? I heard you can cause damage to a laptop if you plug the wrong volt or something? But I believe someone said if you connect like a charger that is more watts than your normal charger for the laptop, only then you can do damage? Example dell xps 9520 uses 130w charger. If you plug in like a 240w or 300w charger to it, it would cause damage to the xps? What if you connect it say under 10 seconds? But if you connect longer, it would?
I had both chargers connected to a power strip and the connected my chromebook's 45w or 65w usb-c charger into my xps 15. I notice the mistake when I noticed there wasn't a white light on the usb-c charger that displays right next to where it's plugged into one of my usb c ports on my dell xps laptop. I then unplugged the chromebook usb c charger and plugged in my dell xps 9520 usb c charger and it is charging and there is that white light that shows.
The thing is when I connected the chromebook usb c charger to the xps laptop, there wasn't that white light but I wasn't sure if it was charging it or not. It did show like a plugged in message I believe but I don't recall if it showed charging. I unplugged the chromebook usb c charger within like 10 seconds or so. So my first question would be... could my chromebook usb c charger actually charge my xps 9520 laptop? I assume no if it's 45w but yes if it's 65w but it would slow charge? However, didn't show any slow charge message when I had it connected for less than 10 seconds. My other question is could you cause damage to the xps 9520 laptop if you plug a chromebook usb c 45w or 60w charger to it even if it was less than 10 seconds? I assume not but if longer possibly? I heard you can cause damage to a laptop if you plug the wrong volt or something? But I believe someone said if you connect like a charger that is more watts than your normal charger for the laptop, only then you can do damage? Example dell xps 9520 uses 130w charger. If you plug in like a 240w or 300w charger to it, it would cause damage to the xps? What if you connect it say under 10 seconds? But if you connect longer, it would?
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