I’m using this Samsung multiport charger (so I can charge my phone too if I need to): Amazon.com
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im using the one that came with my Lenovo T580. its a 65W USB-C charger and seems to work perfectly fine with my 11th gen framework
This one looks good, how well does it perform?
Does it have tingling leakage, since it isn’t grounded…?
The ‘UGREEN 65W USB C’ B08CDDSVN4 from https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CDDSVN4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 works fine here (Ryzen 7).
Confirmed by being able to flash the BIOS (battery at ~70%, charger connected).
I think this is the ultimate test, not just ‘charges’ or ‘charges while powered on’, as another USB-C PD charger I had here, that said it supported the same wattage, volts and amps did not work for BIOS updates, though it was fine as a daily driver.
https://www.wavlink.com/en_us/product/WL-P1101.html I am using this one and it has no coil whine that I can hear. Works fantastic!
It’s ok, I have not noticed any issues
HP Thunderbolt Dock G2
In fact works better with my Fedora 39 Framework laptop than with my work Windows 11 HP Elitebook 840 G9, which often has trouble making sense of the 2 external monitors.
But I noticed after leaving the Framework charging via the Dock for more than 24 hours it was unusually warm.
Anyone know if I should be worried about temperature while charging? Haven’t found any such comment in the community.
I’ve been using an Anker Nano 3 when out of the house, which generally works. At home I use Lenovo USB-C charger from my old laptop. I forget the wattage.
I’ve been using an Anker charger without any issues. It is pretty good as a travel charger with 3 ports to top up laptop/phone/watch. No ground prong on the North American version, but so far has not been a problem.
Model Number: A2145
Anker 736 Charger (Nano II 100W)
I’ve been using Lenovo 65W and 100W USB-C chargers along with a Belkin BoostCharge Pro 65W one.
https://www.belkin.com/au/dual-usb-c-gan-wall-charger-with-pps-65w/P-WCH013.html
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right now on Amazon and Walmart the UGreen 140W (single port max 140W) is going only for <$70, I got one for my incoming Framework 16 especially since I don’t plan to have dGPU module.
Found bootleg framework charger
This is so specific. And no they dont have a C6 option.
How much is this? $25. To be fair, Phihong also make a $87 240W GAN
Although with tariff it does puti it over $100.
Get the framework one
yeah, but the square (? rectangle one that FW has a clover like connecter to the power brick) which would afford it the earthing ( ergo no " static" on the surface of the laptop). I myself bought ( and continue to use) the UGREEN Nexode 200W 6-Port Desktop Charger which has a 3 pin adaptor, and works great to carry one solution for 3 laptops ( charging 2 laptops) and other mobile devices in a pinch
That is the C6 plug. The C8 plug is the 2 prong.
The earthing is … optional. Most of these chargers are just designed as Class II, and if you want a earth then you just ground the output negative. either with one meg ohm or with a hard short.
Often that is tied to the shield, which is tied to the Y capacitors on the AC pins (noise filtering), optionally a earth (if it exists).
The only difference is that an output-earthed charger is now considered Class I, which has much more rigorous testing and validation processes.
Hi thanks for that, but am afraid the technical stuff you told is a bit much for me. I just know i like the 3 pink plugs because of the no static thing, i beleive all macbooks and applke orignal chargers too do not hav thhis 3rd pin and it drives me loco as the sharp pain if the charger hits your skin vs the 3 pins capable charging adapters
It is technical. But it somehow proofs that even chargers are undergoing “enshittification”.
its cheaper.
If you remove the modular plug(named “duckbill”), you can see the metal tab sort of thing. That metal tab is earth/shield.
Most plugs are 2-prong, so. you are out of luck. You have to specifically buy the apple 2m extension cord, which have a 3 prong plug, and tabs to ground the charger.
I found mine in a trash bin like 10 years ago. Was a 2010 model, Volex. Paired with an old magsafe. Work on all those duckbill chargers, and they still carry them. but, very few people use these.
Its one of the most obscure things ever. But. with this cable you can have a 3-prong anything. Magsafe, USB-C 30W, 140W, or even the 10W USB-A brick. It also give you a lot more reach, so you can run it from halfway across the room.
Its difficult to say what apple chargers are tested for, the lettering is tiny.
Hm. N, double insulated, efficiency VI. Thats Class 2, I believe. Yeah cause they dont expect most people to care. I am not most people. And you are not, either. Thats ok.
Low key Apple chargers are always pretty good quality. They might be expensive, and proprietary. but even their 10W brick has good efficiency and PFC, and they are .. nominal voltage ripple and decent regulation. For things that dont need to be taken apart, they got it. Anything else? no.