Laptop Battery Recharge Problems

[GenMarshall]

Does anyone know with a laptop know how to correct a problem I am having?

Here is the problem I am having (Its not hardware its mainly electrical) Sometimes the computer goes into Battery mode or the Battery charging/fully charged/Low power indicator would flash in an amber color (non flashing amber is charging). This also causes my charge level do drop for example from 44% down to 43%. The way to remidy this is to eather push harder on the power input plug to the laptop or to jiggle the cord.

Would I have to get the Power input plug fixed or get a new power input plug?

 

[IglooDame]

The power input plug going from the cord to the laptop, or from the cord into the wall? Assuming the former, I'd recommend buying a replacement AC adapter (power input plug) and if it fixes the problem, great, and if it doesn't fix the problem, return it and bring the laptop in to get it fixed.

 

[Suppersalmon]

i had somthing similar with my laptop it turned out to be the adaptor that went into the laptop was broken

 

[GenMarshall]

Originally posted by IglooDude
The power input plug going from the cord to the laptop, or from the cord into the wall? Assuming the former, I'd recommend buying a replacement AC adapter (power input plug) and if it fixes the problem, great, and if it doesn't fix the problem, return it and bring the laptop in to get it fixed.

The AC Adapter works fine. Its the inlet you plug into the laptop (Also commomly found in CD Players) I also discovered today that if I possition the inlet just right that it return things back to normal. I am assumming that there is something wrong inbetween from the plug inlet (not the wall socket). Luckly the Technologies Help Desk can possibly find a replacement inlet for it (I have a spare lying around from Electronics Class) and I would ask them to make sure that the inlet is secured so it wont move around causing metal and soder to bend around.

 

[GenMarshall]

Also, I did a little test. I removed the battery pack (My laptop has a removable Battery pack) to force the computer to run on AC power and it runs well untill the inlet is moved a bit and then shuts down the computer (I beleve that this lack of power is also causing a silent discharging of my battery pack since normaly the battery will charge up to 100% or 99%)

 

[Crazy Eddie]

I'd guess there are two likely problems: first that the cable from the adaptor is damaged due to too much flexing (which is easy to test with another adaptor) or secondly that the socket inside the laptop has been damaged and either won't hold the plug properly, or the solder connections are starting to fail. (Jiggling the plug will only worsen the problem) I've had both problems with various electrical stuff.

The latter problem is more expensive to fix of course.

 

[GenMarshall]

Ugh, I went to the Computer Help Desk in the campus. They told me that they would have to send the computer back to the manufacturer for repairs. I thought they would do that onsite. But apperently they dont have the parts on hand and I personaly dont want to leave my laptop for 5-7 days in the hands of someone elts if its a simple repair that you can just get in to the laptop and just resoder the connections.

 

[FireBall]

Hmm.... Yeah, it would appear that it's a problem with the laptop's inlet. It may be that it cannot holdthe plug well. Re-sodering may not work if it is not the wires, but instead the actual metal in the inlet that is damaged.

Really, there'sw not much to sya, it sucks... but that's life...

Hope you fidn a soultion, try taking it to a shop of sorts, or, you can try re-sodering yourself .

 

[GenMarshall]

Originally posted by FireBall
Hope you fidn a soultion, try taking it to a shop of sorts, or, you can try re-sodering yourself .

I know how to soder. But in the case with the laptop. I wont touch it since you have to do a surgical procedure to it.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

I don't know how the law works where you are CG, but here you'll usually get a 30 day (or similar) warranty on manufacturers repairs. The important thing to watch out for is that they don't find other "problems" with the laptop that need fixing, so they can charge more for the repairs.

 

[GenMarshall]

Originally posted by Crazy Eddie
I don't know how the law works where you are CG, but here you'll usually get a 30 day (or similar) warranty on manufacturers repairs. The important thing to watch out for is that they don't find other "problems" with the laptop that need fixing, so they can charge more for the repairs.

The campus help desk has the 3 year warrany on it. Also, they better just fix the power input.

 

[GenMarshall]

well the situation of my problem as been upgraded from nucence to problemetic. Im going to send the computer imediately back to the Mfg to get a new shell for it.

The Help desk (I beleve) would remove the hard drive, CD, and other CRUs and would send it to the Mfg as stated here. I just hope the Help desk will hand me a laptop on loan. Shesh I dont know why they told me it would be 5-7 buissness days when there website stated that it would be overnight.

I am getting tired of possitioning the power cord just right.