Are laptop chargers suppossed to get hot?

Bootsalebargains

My old laptop charger use to get hot (the box in the middle of the wire) but I broke the charger, I've just bought a new one but my laptop still won't charge, there is a green light on the end to say theres power but the charger doesn't get hot just wondering if this new one could be faulty.
Any advice on this?

It is a packard bell easynote F7280

Taffybiker

The charger is probably ok. It won't get warm/hot until it is delivering a higher current. Your laptop is not accepting a charge and that is why it is still cold.
Did you get a genuine replacement charger or a universal type? If it is not a genuine type did you check that the voltage, current and polarity is correct?

kev_min

When in use, either charging or powering the laptop it should get warm, maybe even hot.
In your case, as the new 'charger' is not charging the battery it may well be faulty, but then again it may be an issue with the power jack on the laptop itself.

is the laptop working with the 'charger' plugged in ( I guess not)?

Is the replacement charger the correct one for your laptop?

Can you try your new charger on another laptop to prove it is ok?

savemoney

Often leave my on when charging or using laptop near mains, it only get very slightly warm does the dell charger, the laptop on other hand can get warm but not hot

Bootsalebargains

It is a genuine charger, correct one for my laptop.
Green light comes on the charger but not the charging light on the actual laptop
Laptop won't turn on at all.

I've had a look at the battery and can't even figure out how to take this out if I need to change it.

kev_min

so the question now is: is the new power brick faulty, or is the laptop fault?

without any test equipment I would suggest trying another power supply, a friend maybe or a trip to your local pc repair shop.

It is possible, but unlikley, that your new power supply is DOA.

Taffybiker

Hopefully, you will have bought the new charger locally. I would take it back to the shop and ask them to test it on another machine, and replace it if it is faulty. If it does prove to be faulty, ask them to test the replacement as well. This would save you another trip if there just happened to be a batch of dodgy ones.

Bootsalebargains

The charger was bought off ebay.
But on a good note
Just found out my neighbour is a techie for HP and has said she will take it to work tomorrow and check it all out for me.

Thank you for all your help & suggestions

kev_min

no problem,

come back and let us know the outcome.

Strider590

It's not a charger, and shouldn't be treated as one if you want your laptop battery to live for more than 6 months.

crampo_2

Just out of curiousty have you you checked this?
On XP . Go to Control Panel > Power Options > Power Meter Tab.
Under Current Power Source (If the Power Supply is Working) it will say AC Power.

On Vista You should have the battery Icon in the Notifcation Area , when you plug the power supply in , you will notice the a little 2 prong plug appears just slighty over the top and to the left of the battery icon