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An interesting computer question!!!!
« on: 19 September 2009, 22:36:05 »
Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 19 September 2009, 22:42:14 »
You can only try and use a known working battery to see if that was the problem with that,
and you will need a new lead, they normaly brake at the point were it goes into the pc.
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 20 September 2009, 00:25:42 »
Watch out for a dodgy socket on the back where the tranformer plugs in, alot of laptops suffer from it.
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 20 September 2009, 00:39:47 »
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Watch out for a dodgy socket on the back where the tranformer plugs in, alot of laptops suffer from it.

Thanks, but it is the lead, no output, so broken wire presumably. Worked fine on the car lead so will get her a new mains cable/transformer.  Had a quick look on ebay, most for her make cost about £10, her model is £20 maybe cos it is a notebook :-/  will check out a couple of shops next week, after all, my Halfords Powerpack looks quite attractive in the lounge.... ::) ::) :D :D :D
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 20 September 2009, 04:50:09 »
Hang on! Is it a Dell?  If so the centre pin in the power pack plug may have snapped of.
You can fix it by using a sowing needle.plugged into the laptop socket and clipped of to leave 3 or 4 mm sticking out. As long as this makes contact when plugging in the (live) power supply you should be good to go!
Select a needle that is a reasonably tight fit.

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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 September 2009, 09:20:31 »
if you need a new lead i got mine off amazon for 20 quid, delivered next day.  :y
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 20 September 2009, 18:01:51 »
Pretty much all laptop SMPSU's are the same where the voltage, current output, and polarity are concerned (19V @ 3.5A minimum with the tip being positive), but check your's before you head off to fleabay in the hope of saving £10 (excluding the fleabay postage).
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 20 September 2009, 18:28:56 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 20 September 2009, 19:15:12 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

PMSL   :y :y
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 20 September 2009, 23:40:49 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

So why did you read it then, let alone comment on it..... :-* :-* :-*
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #10 on: 21 September 2009, 08:06:01 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

So why did you read it then, let alone comment on it..... :-* :-* :-*

Well to find out what you had written I had to read it, and coz yer as much use s a choclate fire guard on electrical stuff  and I was bored then I thought I would comment.  ::) ;D ;D
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #11 on: 21 September 2009, 16:29:17 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

So why did you read it then, let alone comment on it..... :-* :-* :-*

Well to find out what you had written I had to read it, and coz yer as much use s a choclate fire guard on electrical stuff  and I was bored then I thought I would comment.  ::) ;D ;D

There's absolutely no need to answer for me when I'm offline Skruntie, I can manage, honest.
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

So why did you read it then, let alone comment on it..... :-* :-* :-*

Well to find out what you had written I had to read it, and coz yer as much use s a choclate fire guard on electrical stuff  and I was bored then I thought I would comment.  ::) ;D ;D

There's absolutely no need to answer for me when I'm offline Skruntie, I can manage, honest.

Sorry.   :-[ :-[
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Re: An interesting computer question!!!!
« Reply #13 on: 21 September 2009, 21:26:14 »
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Some of you may remember that some months ago little Miss Vamps notebook stopped working from the battery, even though showed full. :o

Today it went off all together, checked the mains lead, 240v going in, nothing coming out. ::)  So she is currently running it off a car adaptor plugged into my car booster / battery pack thing. Computer working fine and will also run off the battery :D

I can only assume that the mains transformer has not been putting in enough power, though the battery showed full... :-/

That wasn't at all interesting, and it wasn't a question either.

So why did you read it then, let alone comment on it..... :-* :-* :-*

Well to find out what you had written I had to read it, and coz yer as much use s a choclate fire guard on electrical stuff  and I was bored then I thought I would comment.  ::) ;D ;D

I a fine with electrical stuff, I know the difference between a 5 amp and a 15 amp plug.. :P :P it's all this modern technical sfuff that gets me ::)

Anyway no one has explained why it has started working on it's battery since using a new lead.. ::) ::)
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« Reply #14 on: 21 September 2009, 21:31:58 »
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Anyway no one has explained why it has started working on it's battery since using a new lead.. ::) ::)
One answer is that the original SMPSU could only supply just about enough current to power the machine up.
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