Comments on: AC/DC Power adapter

By: Repair Man

Repair Man — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:04:29 +0000

jide,

i have been trying to get an adapter with with the capacity of 17 volts or 16.8 volts with 2.0 ampaere can someone help me with the store or on how i can get the adapter

Do you still have the old adapter? Find the part number and google it. This way you can find the right replacement.

By: jide

jide — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:06:52 +0000

please can someone help me i have been trying to get an adapter with with the capacity of 17 volts or 16.8 volts with 2.0 ampaere can someone help me with the store or on how i can get the adapter

By: nancy

nancy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:11:32 +0000

my adapter is a 65wc-ac adapter computer and i need to know how to rest it so mycomputer quits saying plugged in not charging and it starts charging

By: Repair Man

Repair Man — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:40:31 +0000

Charles,

I have a new dell xps that replaced and old one. I want to use the old power supply at home because I use the new one at work. The volts are the same at 19.5 but the amps on the old one is less. Is this a problem?

If the plug on the adapter has the same size, it should be fine.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:16:29 +0000

hello, I have a new dell xps that replaced and old one. I want to use the old power supply at home because I use the new one at work. The volts are the same at 19.5 but the amps on the old one is less. Is this a problem? thanks

By: Repair Man

Repair Man — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:03:44 +0000

stacey,

i have a emachine d620 laptop dog chewed my charger so bought one of ebay its not working my old one is input 100-240v 1.5a 50-60hz output 19v 3.42a myy new one is 100-240v 1.8a 50-60 hz out put 19v 3.42a is it not working because of .5a

The new AC adapter should work. The output 19V 3.42A is the same as on the original one, so it should be compatible.
Your problem could be related to one of the following:
1. The new AC adapter is not good. Try testing it with a voltmeter.
2. The laptop motherboard was damaged by the damaged AC adapter.

If the new AC adapter is good, here’s what you can try:
1. Disconnect the adapter from the laptop.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Wait for a few minutes.
4. Plug the AC adapter and try turning it on.

By: stacey

stacey — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:08:59 +0000

i have a emachine d620 laptop dog chewed my charger so bought one of ebay its not working my old one is input 100-240v 1.5a 50-60hz output 19v 3.42a myy new one is 100-240v 1.8a 50-60 hz out put 19v 3.42a is it not working because of .5a any help wold be grateful im stressed

By: steve

steve — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:39:21 +0000

My daughter’s Gateway MT6707 has a power problem. The original dc jack area had smoke coming from it. I did not see any signs of damage. I replaced the jack with a radio shack brand. I read a short even now that I replaced the jack. I have unplugged the fan, dvd drive and wi-fi module but the short is still there. Am I on the right track for troubleshooting this problem? I’m about to the point of letting someone with the right equipment have at it to repair it.

By: manuell

manuell — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:13:44 +0000

I use a little screwdriver I put the end on the midle of the power union.Make a little pouch and make his in all the side and thats it you can’t open them(push this first on the plg face side.

By: sabby_rm

sabby_rm — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:20:12 +0000

Hello,
I have a power problem with my samsung M50 laptop. I can only get it to start with the battery installed and on AC power. pwer only lasts about 10 minutes before it drains. If I leave it off the battery charges ( led light turns from yellow to blue ) and I can re-boot again. I know I probably need a new battery as it is the original and I’ve had the laptop for 4 years. However I cannot boot up on AC power alone… led light is blue when off ( with Battery out) and plugged into mains when I turn it on it starts to boot up gets past the bios screen to windows logo then shuts off… led light turns yellow then back to blue.
I believe not all laptops will start on ac alone without the battery installed however I check with samsung and mine should. took it into a harvey norman and they checked with another ac charger and the same thing happened .. obviously something internal. I have tried several things I have read in blogs.
– wiggling the power input jack when starting up.
– checked the pins and plugs on ac jack and input to laptop
- plugging into several different power mains directly
- calibrating the battery
- resetting buy holding the power button down for 1 minute with all accessories removed ie cd drive,
Any idea’s or help is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance