Laptop charger won't work?

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 17:44

My mother recently got an old laptop from my aunt. It ran out of power and now it won't even charge. I've looked in the manual about this problem and they say that the battery needs to be replaced. Another thing is that the laptop came from London and it consists of a "foreign" plug so we bought the standard SA plug and replaced the foreign one with it and yes, it is connected properly!

KatrynKat · Post by **KatrynKat** » 03 Jan 2011, 17:57

maybe if you left it over night to charge it will then charge.... seeing as it is an old laptop...

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:00

Thats highly unlikely but it might work. Thanks. Any more info?

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:02

AFAIK if the charger is working you should be able to remove the battery and run the laptop from just the mains... if this doesn't work I suspect the charger.

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:05

ARe u sure?

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:07

Rajiv wrote:ARe u sure?

Have you tried?

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:11

No. So what u are saying is that I should open the charger and take out the batteries. Then, without the batteries, connect the charger to the mains?

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:13

Rajiv wrote:No. So what u are saying is that I should open the charger and take out the batteries. Then, without the batteries, connect the charger to the mains?

Wut?!

I think you should not touch anything with electricity, it is dangerous and in your case could be fatal.

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:16

So where must I find the batteries? I'm seriously not good with electrical stuff...

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:18

And how must I attach the laptop to the mains?

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:27

http://www.google.ae/images?q=laptop+ba ... 0&bih=1010

In this link you should see all manner of laptop batteries... the type that your laptop has to power it when it is not connected to an electrical source. Remove this item from the laptop. Connect the charger to the laptop and then try and switch on the laptop... if the laptop is working, and the charger is working it should (AFAIK) come on. If it does, go and buy a new battery, the same as the one you removed...

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:30

Thanks a lot, will try it, look forward to chatting with soon.

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:36

Rajiv wrote:Thanks a lot, will try it, look forward to chatting with soon.

Your Jedi mind tricks only work on the weak minded...

Post by **Ron2K** » 03 Jan 2011, 21:17

Rajiv, no offence mate, but what computer equipment do you have that actually does work?

Post by **Stuart** » 03 Jan 2011, 21:27

Evidently he has a laptop charger that runs of batteries.

JollyJamma · Post by **JollyJamma** » 04 Jan 2011, 09:46

Sounds like my clients when they have issues...You can't believe.

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 04 Jan 2011, 20:31

JollyJamma wrote:Sounds like my clients when they have issues...You can't believe.

You have my pity... Then again with a step sister like that... nah, I still pity you

Rajiv · Post by **Rajiv** » 06 Jan 2011, 21:57

Ronnie, it isn't technically mine!

THE_STIG · Post by **THE_STIG** » 12 Jan 2011, 18:12

Rajiv wrote:No. So what u are saying is that I should open the charger and take out the batteries. Then, without the batteries, connect the charger to the mains?

Bwahahahaha.......ho no....don't touch anything, I fear for your life

THE_STIG · Post by **THE_STIG** » 12 Jan 2011, 18:15

Rajiv wrote:So where must I find the batteries? I'm seriously not good with electrical stuff...

You don't say

Rajiv wrote:And how must I attach the laptop to the mains?

With the AC adaptor obviously.......

Smilodon111 · Post by **Smilodon111** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:39

Sounds like a troll on the loose...honestly man, no one can be that clueless unless you live under a rock....um...no offence though.

THE_STIG · Post by **THE_STIG** » 19 Jan 2011, 21:59

I fully agree......Go RTFM man!

Smilodon111 · Post by **Smilodon111** » 20 Jan 2011, 16:56

THE_STIG wrote: Go RTFM man!

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 20 Jan 2011, 19:59

Do not be silly, plug the charger into the wall socket and switch on, do not plug the into the computer, now take a multi meter and place one lead above the black line and earth the other, you should get around 19 volts, if not the charger is gone.

About a new battery, if the charger is delivering voltage but battery will not charge, then get a new battery.

There are no batteries in a charger, if you do not know how to test it take it to someone that does. On the side of the charger it will tell you what output it should be giving.

THE_STIG · Post by **THE_STIG** » 20 Jan 2011, 20:44

Hey lance I would not let him do that as he might cause injuries.....

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