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Power lead for a laptop
awesome2_2
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:santa2::xmassign: Hi Everyone
Could someone advise where I can buy a powerlead for a laptop not sure if there is something wrong with the end of mine. The laptop is finding it difficult to stay on electric and keeps going onto battery, to get it to stay on electric I have to hold the wire in the socket on the laptop for a few mins. The stick inside the socket on the laptop is not loose as it has been in the past ( had to have it fixed twice) but this now seems soild so not sure if ti is the cable.
Any help will be appreciated and a Merry Christmas everyone hope Santa visits tonight.
Could someone advise where I can buy a powerlead for a laptop not sure if there is something wrong with the end of mine. The laptop is finding it difficult to stay on electric and keeps going onto battery, to get it to stay on electric I have to hold the wire in the socket on the laptop for a few mins. The stick inside the socket on the laptop is not loose as it has been in the past ( had to have it fixed twice) but this now seems soild so not sure if ti is the cable.
Any help will be appreciated and a Merry Christmas everyone hope Santa visits tonight.
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ebay.
loads of sellers & depending on which part of the lead (transformer with plug or the laptop wire with the pin) it should be no more than £3-£6Not Again0 -
If you are certain that the socket in the laptop is not to blame, it would be worth obtaining a DC plug of the correct size and replace the one on your existing power supply. You will need to be (or know someone who is) handy with a soldering iron though.Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!0
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Second Taffybikers suggestion. Got one to do here - cost of part 50p from local TV repair shop. Many of the cheapy ones on Ebay are from the same manufacturer in China and have been known to fry batteries.0
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I had mine done just before Christmas. I thought it was the socket on my laptop that was loose but took it to a computer repair shop and they found it was the plug on the cable that needed replacing. They charged £20.“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey0
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