Using Indian Laptop in UK...adapter getting extremely heated...???

[sunandoghosh]

Using Indian Laptop in UK...adapter getting extremely heated...???

Hi

I am using 3212NWXMi Acer Laptop which i had purchased in India. The indian plugs are round shaped. But the sockets in UK require square pins. So i purchased one

adapter through which i can plug indian round pins into sockets of UK for powering my laptop.

PROBLEM: The laptop power adapter is becoming extremely hot within 20-30 minutes of connecting it to power source.

I fear that my laptop motherboard might burn due to high power.

I am not a technical guy and does not understand what is ampere watt volt...I am mentioning the following specifications:

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My laptop

On the plug that goes into power socket:
6A 250V

On the power wire/coil:
2.5A 250V

on AC ADAPTER:
Model: SADP-65KB D
Input: 100-240V~1.5A (1.5A) 50-60Hz
Output: 19V --- 3.42A (3.42A)
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Conversion Adapter I am using:

I am using an adapter which allows plugging in round pins into uk sockets:

Its written on the adapter:
250V
2200 W
10A Max
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Plz say me why my laptop adapter is becoming so hot and what should i do...????

Thanks for ur time in reading my long post and possibly helping.

Regards

sunando

sunandoghosh at gmail dot com

[Alan]

By adaptor, you mean transformator and they do get warm, its normal. What happens is that you are throwing 230 volts into a coil which reduces the pressure or voltage down to a given rate, the coil gets warm! Its a little like driving with your foot on the brakes, the brakes will get hot.

It would be better if you bought a 19 volt 3.4amp transformator in the UK, they are reasonably inexpensive. A plug thats connected to an English adaptor (round pin to square) can, if it dosnt fit properly, overheat through natural vibration of the power.