Inspiron 1545 A/C adapter question

the label on the AC adapter itself should say the power dissapation; my PA-16 for my Latitude 110L is 60W; works perfectly fine

The ac adapter that came with is a XK850 model the only thing i see is that it takes 19.5V output and 100-240V input but for the life of me I cannot find anything that says its wattage

If you have a 6 cell battery (58 watts) you only need a 65 watt charger. The nine cell needs the 90 watt charger. However, get the 90 watt unit even if you have the smaller battery. It will recharge the battery faster. Dell sometimes ships the 90 watter with the smaller battery. Don't buy from Dell. You can get an official Dell unit from third party sellers for about a third of Dell's price.

www.buy.com for the battery. Try them for the charger also. Do a web search for the charger and specify "original". There are many third party replacements, but some sell real ones.

Here's a link for a genuine Dell PA-10 charger:   http://www.nbbatt.com/products/Brand_New_Original_DELL_PA10_AC_Adapter_for_Dell_Inspiron_1545_Laptop_90_Watts_19_5V_4_62_Amp_Power_Charger-10729-34.html

You can check for more. Always check to see what others say about the particular seller/product.

can yo give me a link to a 3rd party site? I would love to go some where else but I dont know where or what adapter I would need. I currently have the 6 cell but was looking at buying a 9 cell spare which are very expensive thru dell can i get the battery 3rd party as well?

is that for the normal 3 pronged plug or for the cigarette lighter in your car? Looks great just not sure cuz it says ac not dc thank you so much for your help

Here's a link for a genuine Dell PA-10 charger:   http://www.nbbatt.com/products/Brand_New_Original_DELL_PA10_AC_Adapter_for_Dell_Inspiron_1545_Laptop_90_Watts_19_5V_4_62_Amp_Power_Charger-10729-34.html You can check for more. Always check to see what others say about the particular seller/product.

I missed the DC adapter part too.

Be sure to buy one that gives you at least 50% cushion. In other words, if your Dell AC adapter is rated 60W then make sure the DC adapter is at least 90W.

http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/accessories/acmobile-power.html   has some good ones to consider

I have the CPS150SI which was on sale, but I would buy the CPS150CHI if I had to do it over again. The CHI uses a kludgy adapter if you have AC plug that has 3 prongs.

I wanted to thank you all for your help I decided to go with kirk's idea and just get the plan adapter from radioshack for alot less money:) thank you again everyone you have been a huge help This is the device i ended up getting

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3812863&y=8&x=12&filterName=Price&retainProdsInSession=1&filterValue=%2430.00+and+up

I missed that you wanted a DC adapter. There are auto/airplane adapters available. I prefer the normal AC adapter used with a DC-to-AC inverter in the car. 100 Watt inverters are not expensive and work fine for laptops in the car. Using the Dell AC adapter guarantees the battery will be charged correctly. The Dell DC car supplies are expensive. They have a cigarette adapter with a DC plug for only $10, but this will give you an unregulated variable voltage, which might be OK for running the laptop, but not for charging the battery.