Solve : Computer charges keep dying?

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Answer» I had a well-working laptop and charger. When I returned from college for the summer my charger started only occasionally working. I would have to jiggle it and move it around at just the right angle for it to continue working. Eventually it GOT worse and it would no longer charge my computer but only keep it on. I began using a spare charger thinking that this charger simply got too old or just stopped working. The charger worked fine for two days and then began exhibiting the same symptoms. I've tried both chargers in another laptop and they act the same. I have another charger now but am worried about the same thing happening to it. Is it possible that this is being CAUSED by my computer or by an electrical problem in my outlet? Or should I start looking for holes and blame one of my pets? Thank you! Quote Or should I start looking for holes and blame one of my pets? Yes, recent research hows that pets that make holes are a threat to electronic devices. That'll be the DC jack in the laptop itself - the jack which the charger plugs into. Sometimes these are soldered in and what will have happened is the solder has broken, sometimes it's a cable and it's just come loose, or it could be damaged internally. Either way, you'll need to get that replaced. I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself.Quote from: Calum on June 11, 2013, 01:55:41 AM That'll be the DC jack in the laptop itself - the jack which the charger plugs into. Sometimes these are soldered in and what will have happened is the solder has broken, sometimes it's a cable and it's just come loose, or it could be damaged internally. Either way, you'll need to get that replaced. I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself. Would that permanently affect the power cords though? Because they won't work in any of the other laptops I've plugged them into either.Quote from: jessicatandi on June 11, 2013, 12:57:43 PM Would that permanently affect the power cords though? Because they won't work in any of the other laptops I've plugged them into either. Possibly, if the jack is causing a short it could well damage the adapters. There's nothing else I can think of that would need you to wiggle the adapter around to get a good connection and then stop working altogether.Since the adapters are being permanently damaged, it's about 90% likely that there is an internal short in your laptops power UNIT. This would cause bad fluctuations in energy that could very well BLOW something in the adapter. To be honest, jiggling it probably worsened the problem. Quote from: Calum on June 11, 2013, 01:55:41 AM I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself. +1. Take it in. Doing any work on a laptop is a bit tricky, and if you're not well experienced I wouldn't recommend it. Either way, it would save you the effort if you just took it in. For future reference, when you have power problem, don't jiggle the cord. A friend of mine had a similar issue where his desktop power cord wasn't working right, and jiggling it ended up frying most of his internal components (including even the HDD board). So save yourself the heartache and take it in at the first sign of power issues.

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I had a well-working laptop and charger. When I returned from college for the summer my charger started only occasionally working. I would have to jiggle it and move it around at just the right angle for it to continue working. Eventually it GOT worse and it would no longer charge my computer but only keep it on. I began using a spare charger thinking that this charger simply got too old or just stopped working. The charger worked fine for two days and then began exhibiting the same symptoms. I've tried both chargers in another laptop and they act the same. I have another charger now but am worried about the same thing happening to it. Is it possible that this is being CAUSED by my computer or by an electrical problem in my outlet? Or should I start looking for holes and blame one of my pets?

Thank you!

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Or should I start looking for holes and blame one of my pets?

Yes, recent research hows that pets that make holes are a threat to electronic devices. That'll be the DC jack in the laptop itself - the jack which the charger plugs into. Sometimes these are soldered in and what will have happened is the solder has broken, sometimes it's a cable and it's just come loose, or it could be damaged internally. Either way, you'll need to get that replaced. I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself.Quote from: Calum on June 11, 2013, 01:55:41 AM

That'll be the DC jack in the laptop itself - the jack which the charger plugs into. Sometimes these are soldered in and what will have happened is the solder has broken, sometimes it's a cable and it's just come loose, or it could be damaged internally. Either way, you'll need to get that replaced. I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself.

Would that permanently affect the power cords though? Because they won't work in any of the other laptops I've plugged them into either.Quote from: jessicatandi on June 11, 2013, 12:57:43 PM

Would that permanently affect the power cords though? Because they won't work in any of the other laptops I've plugged them into either.

Possibly, if the jack is causing a short it could well damage the adapters. There's nothing else I can think of that would need you to wiggle the adapter around to get a good connection and then stop working altogether.Since the adapters are being permanently damaged, it's about 90% likely that there is an internal short in your laptops power UNIT. This would cause bad fluctuations in energy that could very well BLOW something in the adapter. To be honest, jiggling it probably worsened the problem.

Quote from: Calum on June 11, 2013, 01:55:41 AM

I would recommend taking it to a computer shop as the repair can be somewhat delicate and time consuming to attempt yourself.

+1. Take it in. Doing any work on a laptop is a bit tricky, and if you're not well experienced I wouldn't recommend it. Either way, it would save you the effort if you just took it in.

For future reference, when you have power problem, don't jiggle the cord. A friend of mine had a similar issue where his desktop power cord wasn't working right, and jiggling it ended up frying most of his internal components (including even the HDD board). So save yourself the heartache and take it in at the first sign of power issues.

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