Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 (7373) 12v charging

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@JanetofNQ wrote:

Will you please advise if I can charge this laptop using a 12v DC charger instead of 240v AC? I live permanently in a truck-based motorhome with lithium house batteries and use the 500W inverter for 240v. This is not always practical (solar power is wonderful but erratic) and I would like to use one of my 12v chargers. Sadly, none of the adaptors fit the Dell and I cannot find one.

I did look at the Dell 90W Auto Air Adapter with 7.4mm to 4.5mm DC Power Dongle on the website but technical support advised that this is too powerful for my 45W laptop and might cause damage.

Where are our options?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

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Buy the Dell 90W Auto Air adapter with the 7.4mm to 4.5mm DC power dongle. Ignore the fool who told you it would be "too powerful".  Completely wrong!

That item can output aka provide a maximum of 90W if needed. I have a 120 W AC adapter from an older laptop that broke powering other laptops that only need 90 W.

By the way, the same item can be purchased for $60 on eBay. Search on Dell 330-8105 .

The power dongle will run you $9 on eBay.

Save $$$.