16 inch MBP charging with 14 inch charger

[macman4789]

Hi,

Quick question, the 16 inch comes with a 157W (I think?) charger and the 14 inch comes with a 97W. Can you use the 97W charger to charge the 16 inch? Obviously it won’t charge as fast but will it charge to full say like the old 16 inch MBP’s before the new fast charging capability (like 2.5 to 3 hours).

Reason I ask is I have a Belkin 97W charging dock and wondered if it would still charge a 16 inch M2Max.

Thanks

 

[Ifti]

Yes you will still be able to charge it fully - albeit slower.
Also bear in mind if you are doing anything intensive on the machine you may see battery level drop even if you are plugged into power, since the charger may not be powerful enough to keep up - although this depends on how hard you are pushing the machine. Generally you will be OK.

 

[3Rock]

I use my 67W charger on my 16 inch. It won’t be an issue. They just charge slower and less heat

 

[macman4789]

Great thanks and there’s no detrimental effect to the battery because you aren’t using the same charger it came with in the box?

 

[xraydoc]

Great thanks and there’s no detrimental effect to the battery because you aren’t using the same charger it came with in the box?

No.

 

[CuppaCraze]

Quick question, the 16 inch comes with a 157W (I think?) charger and the 14 inch comes with a 97W. Can you use the 97W charger to charge the 16 inch?

The 16-inch MacBook Pros come with a 140W power adaptor. The 14-inch come with 67W and 96W adaptors. You can safely use a power adapter with higher or lower wattage than the adapter included with your Mac.

 

[macman4789]

Great thanks for your help.