Power Cord slightly Broken...Replacement Question/Ideas

Hello again everyone...
I have a question about the power cord on my 17" Powerbook G4.
I went to charge it up yesterday and the cord, while still attatched to the plug-in, is really only hanging on by wires.
I unplugged it from the computer and am still thinking about getting a replacement, even tho the Apple adaptor through the store is very low rated. I kinda don't want to buy a third party one but will if i have to.
I guess I am wondering if the power adaptor to my 2001 15" Powerbook Aluminum G4 would work on this here laptop.
I have the power cord with the round wrap around and I have two for my non-functioning second laptop.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Yep. Getting this error message again, looks like I have to get my 3rd cable. The cord becomes twisted, the connection at the very end bulges out (see below of my cable)
My first cable (connected to my Mac) was giving me the following error "Because a USB was drawing too much power..." I thought the issue was my new phone or my Mac - this was back in mid October, but figured out the cable broke.
Simply put -  These Lightning cables are flawed, I personally never had this issue with older 30 Pin connections.

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