On 25 July 2015 at 21:38, Peter Simmonds <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Power supplies can work intermittently before they die completely. It's > easier to just replace them with something from Dick Smith.
It wasn't just the power supply, it was the socket on the laptop that the supply cord plugs into. When you plugged in the power cord you could feel it wobbling inside. Acer laptop chargers are standard across all models and I got a new one of those too because the wobbly socket shorted out the old one. (No voltage detected by multimeter). > Also some laptops will not even power on without a good battery in them. > Trademe often has a good selection of batteries. Battery is old, and the Linux power management utility tells me so when I turn it on. But this wasn't the cause of the recent problem. > I Reccommend trying the(se) common sense things first, as I am guessing most > repair places will tell you that it needs a new motherboard (which may not > necessarily fix the problem!). The repair guy told me what I already suspected, that the charging socket getting loose and wobbly is a common problem. He didn't sell me a new motherboard. After I got it repaired I got talking to other people who service laptops and it turns out that wobbly charger sockets are very common. Yuri _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
