Using Macbook Pro adapter on Macbook

Hello,
last night I tried to connect my macbook to its power supply, but the power supply showed no life whatsoever - no gree or amber light - is probably dead.
I have a spare macbook pro power supply which if i remember well is 85w instead of 60w.
Does anyone know if I could run into problems by using at lenght the Macbook Pro adapter?
And has a replacement I was considering a third party one, but I'm really weary of the quality of the power supplied. I work with audio and I have seen too many times ground noises caused by bad power supplies.
thanks and all the best!
val

Using the MBP's power supply with your MacBook won't cause any issues. If you tried using a MacBook's adapter with a MBP, you'd have some issues as the MacBook's adapter isn't powerful enough to run a MBP AND charge the battery at the same time.
~Lyssa

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