Type-C Power Delivery in Nitro 5 AN515-52-50Z0?

Hey everyone! It's not my first time asking this, the old question was a while ago, and here I am again.

I have an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52-50Z0 and recently bought a Baseus Amblight Power Bank 65W 30000mAh. Before that, I had Baseus Bipow Power Bank 20W 30000mAh and it couldn't charge my laptop over USB-C, as I thought, because of low wattage. Also, I have a friend with a Dell laptop that had specs higher than mine, and when I tried using my old power bank with his computer it showed a message that the wattage isn't enough and it needed more than 55W. About my Nitro laptop... it shows nothing if something plugs in into USB-C. And this new 65W power bank acts the same as 20W one - it starts charging from a laptop battery. Tried digging into BIOS several times, but it's empty there.

So I want to clear this up once and for all - does the Nitro 5 AN515-52 USB-C port support Power Delivery? If yes, I wonder about the conditions. If not, well I guess I'll have to cope harder or maybe I can buy a USB-C to DC (Nitro's barrel plug) adapter, will it work?

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Leostat

That laptop doesnt support power in via USB-C, its only possible to charge with the pin charger, not USBC

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/678282/type-c-power-delivery-in-nitro-5-an515-52-50z0

The internal AN515-52 battery is a Li-ion/15.2V/48Wh/4 Cells battery. the specs of the Baseus Amblight Power Bank 65W 30000mAh don't match the below charging requirements so it won't work, use the USB-C to DC (Nitro's barrel plug) adapter as it will work.

Leostat

That laptop doesnt support power in via USB-C, its only possible to charge with the pin charger, not USBC

PAXANDDOS

Ok thanks, everyone! So even though my laptop has a modern USB-C 3.0 Gen 1, it still can't be charged with it, lack of technology, that's sad :(

What about the pin DC charger? @StevenGen attached an image with its specs and said that the requirements don't match. I've also read that 135W is also a maximum point, what about the minimum? If I spend more money and buy a USB-C to DC, would 65W of my power bank be enough to charge it? I mean it would be obviously slow but anything is good for me right now.

PAXANDDOS

Anyways I ordered a USB-C PD to DC (5.5x1.7mm) 100W adapter, I'm pretty sure that's the right one. It came pretty cheap on aliexpress than inside my country, which is kinda obvious. Will post the results here when it arrives.

Leostat

I didnt know they were a thing! Im curious how well it will work :o, im guessig the 65W will charge it but not be able to run it at full speed and not lose charge

PAXANDDOS

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1176423#Comment_1176423

I got it today! If anyone is curious I was talking about and used this lil thing - aliexpress.com/item/1005003666850817.html

Again I was using:

• Baseus Amblight Power Bank 65W 30000mAh with a maximum of 20V and 5A

• 100W USB-C to USB-C charging cable

• Nitro 5 AN515-52-50Z0

When I tried it for the first time, the laptop made a beep sound indicating that charging started but at the very second moment there was another beep and nothing was charging, tried re-plugging many times - didn't work.
And now I finished my work and have free time so I gave it another go and was thoughtful to change the Windows power plan, it was set to Ultimate Performance because I started playing Hogwarts Legacy and need its full power -- got carried away. So I changed the power plan back to Balanced and plugged it in again - it started charging! Powerbank showed a voltage of 20V and a current of 0.5-2.5A. Of course, a laptop won't handle high loads with power like that, but it is still worth it!

So like that, I'm happy with such a purchase (just a few dollars) and recommend using this thing to everyone whose laptop has no power delivery!

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