Hello,
my laptop adapter suddenly stopped working, but the adater led still lights up whenever i plug it in the outlet, also when i try it on another laptop (the other laptop uses same voltage - lower amperage) it works without any problem.
i have also tried other adapters on my laptop and they worked with no problem, i have also bought a fake adapter ( same voltage - same amperage), which makes me pretty confident the issue is coming from the charger.
i figured out a way to make this faulty adapter to work which is: initialy i try it on my laptop and it fails as usual > i bring the other laptop > plug it in that laptop > use it for about 5 minutes > shut it off then quickly switch the cable to my laptop. doing it this way makes it work without a problem, and it stays working for 12+ hours (i have been doing that for over a week now, everyday).
the reason why i can't simply change it is because i live in a 3rd world country and i can't order an original adapter, and every singe retail shop i could find is selling a cheap fake copy, and i have been warned multiple times on the internet not to buy and use that
things i have tried with my adapter, and other info:
my laptop adapter suddenly stopped working, but the adater led still lights up whenever i plug it in the outlet, also when i try it on another laptop (the other laptop uses same voltage - lower amperage) it works without any problem.
i have also tried other adapters on my laptop and they worked with no problem, i have also bought a fake adapter ( same voltage - same amperage), which makes me pretty confident the issue is coming from the charger.
i figured out a way to make this faulty adapter to work which is: initialy i try it on my laptop and it fails as usual > i bring the other laptop > plug it in that laptop > use it for about 5 minutes > shut it off then quickly switch the cable to my laptop. doing it this way makes it work without a problem, and it stays working for 12+ hours (i have been doing that for over a week now, everyday).
the reason why i can't simply change it is because i live in a 3rd world country and i can't order an original adapter, and every singe retail shop i could find is selling a cheap fake copy, and i have been warned multiple times on the internet not to buy and use that
things i have tried with my adapter, and other info:
- i have changed wall outlets
- i have tried bending the cord and twisting the connector part after i made it work, to see if it makes my laptop shut off but that never happened, so the cord is fine i think
- the charger is 8 years old (could that factor make it faulty?)
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