Buzzell Posted 14 April 2013 Share Posted 14 April 2013 I have a bit of an issue with either my laptop or my charger. About 2 months ago I bought a new charger for my Acer laptop, which worked fine. I then didn't use my laptop for about a couple of weeks until I decided to play abit of FM. But once I plugged my charger into my laptop the green LED on the charger would flash repeatedly and a slight beeping sound comes from the charger. It doesn't allow me to turn on/charge my laptop. (Laptop battery is knackered, without a power source it won't work on just the battery) I assumed it was a faulty charger? So I recently borrowed a mates charger, which I knew that worked, and tried that but again the green LED keeps flashing on the charger. So is the issue my laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 14 April 2013 Share Posted 14 April 2013 I've got an Acer and I've had problems with the charger port. The cable wouldn't stay in and it's generally a ****ing ballache to put up with. My mum's is also similar, the charger appears to be in but half the time it won't actually charge unless you take it out and shove it back in. Good laptops apart from this really massive issue in my experience. Not sure how you'd go about dealing with it though. Is it still under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 14 April 2013 Author Share Posted 14 April 2013 I've got an Acer and I've had problems with the charger port. The cable wouldn't stay in and it's generally a ****ing ballache to put up with. My mum's is also similar, the charger appears to be in but half the time it won't actually charge unless you take it out and shove it back in. Good laptops apart from this really massive issue in my experience. Not sure how you'd go about dealing with it though. Is it still under warranty? No don't think it's still under warranty My missis knows someone that can have a look at it. More money spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 14 April 2013 Share Posted 14 April 2013 Did you make sure it was the correct volt and amp? If not, may have blown the board where the charger plugs into. Even two laptops that are the same make / model can have different battery amperage and volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 14 April 2013 Author Share Posted 14 April 2013 Did you make sure it was the correct volt and amp? If not, may have blown the board where the charger plugs into. Even two laptops that are the same make / model can have different battery amperage and volts. Yeah I checked that. Output is 19v which I've got, got two chargers the same. Still don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 14 April 2013 Share Posted 14 April 2013 Does the charger light flash if not connected to the laptop? Most likely not if you tried another charger, the laptop is shorting out, could be a simple fix or could be scrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 15 April 2013 Author Share Posted 15 April 2013 Does the charger light flash if not connected to the laptop? Most likely not if you tried another charger, the laptop is shorting out, could be a simple fix or could be scrap. When I unplug the charger from the laptop, with the charger still plugged in, the green LED stays lit up. It must be my laptop. I hope my laptop isn't fvcked, got all my iTunes songs on there and my saved game of Leicester on FM13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 15 April 2013 Share Posted 15 April 2013 Sounds like a faulty power supply to me, especially if it was the power supply beeping at you and not the laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 15 April 2013 Author Share Posted 15 April 2013 Sounds like a faulty power supply to me, especially if it was the power supply beeping at you and not the laptop. That was my first thought. But I've now tried two chargers in it and getting the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 15 April 2013 Share Posted 15 April 2013 The laptop is shorting out, even if it can't be fixed you can get your files off it, you just need someone to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 15 April 2013 Share Posted 15 April 2013 That was my first thought. But I've now tried two chargers in it and getting the same problem. In that case your laptops shorted out, usually only happens if you plug the wrong voltage power supply into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 15 April 2013 Author Share Posted 15 April 2013 Cheers for the help guys. Going to get it checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chegers Posted 14 May 2014 Share Posted 14 May 2014 Hello buzzer_b Most commonly when there are charging problems with laptops this is normally caused by a faulty Laptop Power Jack, this seems to be more common place recently and we are getting more enquiries regarding this type of repair work recently. One of the reasons can be dry joints, when products are soldered in the factory now they are using lead free solder which is not as durable as the leaded variety. If you still have problems with this please let me know, I am running a Laptop Power Jack repair service in Milton Keynes through my company Milton Keynes Computers All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 14 May 2014 Author Share Posted 14 May 2014 Hello buzzer_b Most commonly when there are charging problems with laptops this is normally caused by a faulty Laptop Power Jack, this seems to be more common place recently and we are getting more enquiries regarding this type of repair work recently. One of the reasons can be dry joints, when products are soldered in the factory now they are using lead free solder which is not as durable as the leaded variety. If you still have problems with this please let me know, I am running a Laptop Power Jack repair service in Milton Keynes through my company Milton Keynes Computers All the best Ended up buying a new laptop pal. Cheers for the help though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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