Quote: Originally Posted by
CJ8501 
damn I decided to look and see if I have the correct A/C adapter and turns out that my computer is only getting 65 watts when it needs 90 watts according to the label. I bought this used from someone so I guess Im screwed into buying a new charger on ebay. I guess thats why my 1st battery decided to crap out on me! Damn you DELL!
It sucks and they should have done a recall.
In other news, got the adapter....
It works!!!!!! No warnings or errors and the dock powers on. One oddity, I tried using it from a "Battery Booster" jump start battery and it didn't work. A click and the power led came on, but the Dell didn't see any adapter at all. But I went down to the car and it went without a hitch
Maybe the voltage on the booster battery was low.
A few things....
I originally found it on newegg.com under part number AA-5001, but I wanted to check out the specifics on whether it was charge only, etc.
You go to the website (battery-biz.com) and it's not a valid model number. Apparently according to newegg, they had to stock selling it (the mfg). So they are only carrying it until stop runs out.
Battery-biz lists AA-C27H as the current part. I called them (before ordering) and they told me it would work (charge and dock).
So it looks like I've got the old adapter (according to the case Model: AA-5001), whatever, it works and I am happy. FYI, ordering from battery-biz directly for the AA-C27H was near $90 (as opposed to $60 shipped from ebay for the AA-5001)
I got it from this ebay seller (good price, fast shipping and he answered my questions quickly).
eBay Store - DS Miller Inc: Laptop Notebook, Camcorder, Digital Camera
I think it was like $3 or $4 more than newegg.com, but he was helpful and answered those Dell questions quickly and with assurance so he got my business.
Another plus, I know have an AC adapter to leave with the spare dock setup in the house.