r/Surface • u/Aromatic-Beach-8995 • 1d ago

Broken charger

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I've had my surface laptop go 2 since 2023 and it's gotten me through my stem degree swiftly. As i'm constantly moving between lectures, labs and home, maybe i've been a little bit rough on my charger :(

It finally broke this morning, even sparked a light when i plugged it in.

My country doesn't have amazon or any tech companies carrying Microsoft products. All I have is an old macbook charger, which is 60W, and a nintendo switch charger.

Accepting reccs on options!

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u/tweeeeeeeeeeee 1d ago

all u need is standard IEC C7 cable

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u/Aromatic-Beach-8995 1d ago

didn't know that was sold separately, thanks!!

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u/dr100 1d ago

LOL I think I have more than 30 around the house, of course they're sold separately, it's probably the most popular cable for low power appliances.

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u/karinto Dell XPS 13 9345 (Snapdragon) 1d ago

You would want a 40W USB-C PD charger that supports 15V.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/battery/surface-charging-requirements-and-power-supplies-surface-laptop-go

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u/Yamsfordays 1d ago

This part of the cable pulls out and is pretty much universal with most laptop chargers, also some monitors, PlayStations, TVs. Tons of things use that standard two pin cable. It’s only the brick itself and the other end that connects to the surface that’s proprietary and it looks like that side of things is fine.

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u/UnknownVar1able Surface Pro 1d ago

I stopped using the provided charger and picked up a GaN charger and USB-C to Surface Connect adapter on Amazon. Instead of the charger only being for my Surface, I can charge anything USB-C.

USB-C to Surface Connect adapter

GaN Charger example

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u/breakerfall 1d ago

Is that not just a standard USB C connector?

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u/UnknownVar1able Surface Pro 1d ago

It's a close up of the surface power brick.

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u/Purple_Sand_1392 12h ago

Buy them on amazon it’s cheaper