Broken AC Adapter

My charger won't charge properly. it will only do so if i bend it enough and squeeze it in. but lately it doesn't charge. And what i noticed is that the tip of my charger is very hot. i did manage to make it work again, but plugged it off immediately when i felt the charger block was very hot.

can i still fix this? gluing the metal tip into a straight way or something?
can i replace the old charger with a universal charger?
I'm still under warranty on BB, but to send it back there and have it replaced is pretty much troublesome for me. but i guess i have to if i don't have any other options left.
now using laptop with power saver on.

 

One month ago my ac adapter died. Just RMA it and asus will send you a new one. In the meantime you receive your new AC adapter, you can use a normal adapter with 70-90A range as output, but it doesn't allow you to play. For normal use (internet, email, youtube) lower Amp adapter will be fine for you.

 

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Check your outlet too, try change to another one, see if it's different.

 

I'd get this. Its more reliable than the standard G73 adapter and has higher rating. My G73 stock adapter is getting too hot so i'm thinking of getting this too.

 

how bout this one? asus/hp compaq/toshiba 19v 6.3a 5.5mm x 2.5mm ac adapter/charger Philippines - 3372235

 

It's only a 120w unit.

 

my laptop is a refurb. they told me that even if this had a 2 yr warranty from the first user, i only get 3 months. and only from best buy.

what do you mean i cant play? will it fry when i do?

 

the adapter is too small for supplying power. The G73 series come with a 150w PSU. I recommend getting a 180w or better to allow the brick to run cooler.

 

Noooooo T_T

it rocks when you have a laptop not common in your place, but sucks when you need it to be fixed.

what if i forced the 120w in gaming? what would happen?

 

Simple, your vga won't perform as normal, with constant hiccup and potential shutdown for run under power. Trust us, get the original (by RMA) or buy one of at least (stock) 150w or above. The 180w suggested by Chastity works perfect... i have both

 

The unit will run very hot as it's being stressed, and possibly burn out.

 

why have both? maybe you could sell it tah me!

could i get any charger as long as it's 150w above? if not what do i need to look for? what metal tip size etc

 

Any universal charger should be fine as long as it's rated for 150w or more. The tip we need is a common one.

 

Phew! Thanks so much Ms. Chastity!

 

I don't know if my problem is similar, but I think the tip of the adapter is messed up on my G53JW. Sometimes if you turn or move the tip when its plugged in, the power is cut off. Should I get a replacement or should I just not mess with it when its plugged in? I normally don't use my battery, so it shuts down the laptop when it happens.

 

prolly the same problem as mine.

My cousin opened up the metal tip and found that there's a wire that was cut 'cos of me twisting and turning the metal tip. all we need now is to solder this baby! but he told me that the soldering iron that Asus used has a different composition from a normal soldering iroin. idk if this is true or what. is it?

he's currently out on a hunt for the same metal tip as the charger. his plan is to cut the wire, and solder it together with the newly bought metal tip. lol

anything just to save me from spending moolahs

 

Instead of buying a new metal tip and getting on with the original plan, a nice electrician reconnected the one cluster of wire to the metal tip. (i'll show you pictures later) but after he did he declared the charger is now grounded. idk if it lacks voltage or is over, too scared to plug the adapter to my laptop.

are there other cons that i need to consider if i tried charging my laptop with a lower watted charger? i'd like to try it only for the mean time.

 

Your system won't work that responsive. Or in other cases it wont charge your battery. I had the same problem with my Dell latitude d505. My laptop became a lag monster.

 

Using an underpowered AC adapter will have at best unpredictable results, at worst it will damage your components from running them out of spec. In other words, don't do it.

 

will do!

here's what my adapter looks like now:







The one that got soldered got detached.

 

happy to say guys that it now works. A friend of mine knows some electrician dude and fixed it for free! saved me 40 bucks!

 

Wow. Good job. Hopefully that would be the last problem you will encounter with your G73.

 

Lol! i still have two more.

keyboard lights (tried Gary's fix. didn't do anything.)
and not properly seated lcd cables.

 

Sorry to bring this thread back up - but will this PSU work with the G53 too? Mine isn't broken - but it does stick out a lot and gets in the way of the mouse.

Also - any idea where I can get one in the UK?

 

G53 has same plug as G73

 

Thanks Chastity I hoped as much.

Can't find anywhere in the UK that supply them though

Ah, seems this is the EU version duh! hehe

Targus Universal 180W AC Notebook Power Supply APA05EU - Laptops Direct

As usual, much more expensive than the US