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    Aspire 5935G Power Issue

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by coletrain, Nov 28, 2011.

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    coletrain Newbie

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    Wondering if anyone could help me out.
    I cannot power my laptop up at all, the port where you plug the charger in (sorry for lack of tech speak) has a wiggly centre pin, it started out by occasionally cutting to battery power even when the charger was plugged in, got progressively worse until it stopped working altogether.
    I have tested both the laptop and the charger on a friend's laptop (one model down I think) and they worked fine, and his charger wouldn't work on mine, so I'm pretty sure it's the laptop.
    Basically I want to know how I would go about fixing it, I want to save money doing it myself if it's possible.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    You can find a power socket on e-bay and replace it provided you can do some soldiering yourself. Otherwise it would be better if you'd just send it to a repair shop (doesn't have to be Acer Support if your notebook is not covered by warranty anymore).

    It's not a complicated job and if you don't have the tools (soldiering iron) and/or the skills it's better to let someone else do it.
     
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