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    Travelmate 8200 - blowing Power Supply units?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by SolidTechie, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. SolidTechie

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    Hi,

    I'm new to the forum, so please forgive me if this isn't the right place to ask this question, but looks like you have a few experts around here! (I did try a search, but couldn't find anything similar)

    I have an Acer Travelmate, which mostly I have had switched on & running under mains power, it's a couple of years old.

    Got to it recently, it was off - turned out there was no power at the dc end of the adapter - blown supply. Bought a replacement, plugged it in, and off it went. After 20 minutes or so, it was bleeping at me, and cutting a long story short, there was another failed power supply.

    Coincidence or is this a fault with the laptop? Put it into the local repair guy - he reckons it needs a new motherboard - I'm reluctant to do that if I don't need to...

    Thanks,


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    SolidTechie, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    if you have a working power adapter,,,

    you might try removing the BATTERY and then plugging up the AC ADAPTER,
    i just wonder if this could be another case of an OLD BATTERY causing strange things....
     
    bigozone, Sep 10, 2008
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