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iimac

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Sep 1, 2008
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Hi what's the different between connecting the charger directly into the wall plug or using the ac power cord?
 

840quadra

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Feb 1, 2005
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I assume you are talking about the 2 prong click in, versus the 3 prong click in with the cable?

The difference is the 3 prong cable will be grounded, the added benefit is static electricity would be passed through it without going through the laptop's power system / circuitry.
 

iimac

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Original poster
Sep 1, 2008
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I assume you are talking about the 2 prong click in, versus the 3 prong click in with the cable?

The difference is the 3 prong cable will be grounded, the added benefit is static electricity would be passed through it without going through the laptop's power system / circuitry.



so would you recommend using the 3 prong when possible as oppose to the two?
 

grayskyz

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Nov 21, 2008
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Hi what's the different between connecting the charger directly into the wall plug or using the ac power cord?

The difference is 4.9 feet of grounded extension cable. There's not much benefit other than that. I use them both regularly but since I got the plug bug I've mostly been using it without the extension so I can do this: http://twelvesouth.com/products/plugbug/
 

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