On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:21:14 -0700 Russell Senior <[email protected]> dijo:
>I've got a salvaged version of an Acer Aspire 4810T laptop, but the >power cable doesn't seem to be putting out juice. In an case, plugged >in, it doesn't power on. No sounds, no lights, no nuthin. I wonder >if someone else with a working power adapter might be willing to meet >me somewhere mutually convenient and I can plug it in and see if >that's my problem. > >If it's just a matter of spending $N on a power adapter to get another >working laptop, that might be worth it. But spending $N on something >that remains a brick is less appealing. > >While investigating the plug, I noticed that there are three >conductors in the cable. A "signal" (so-labelled on the converter >board) wire runs down the center. I don't know if the signaling goes >from the ac/dc brick to the laptop or from the laptop to the ac/dc >brick, neither or both. Otherwise, it's center pin positive. It's a >19V 4.32A adapter. I got a complete power adapter for my laptop from Free Geek for a couple of bucks. Worth a phone call to see if they have one for your Acer. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
