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    What to do with broken stock g73jh PSU?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by ZombiePikmin, Nov 22, 2011.

  1. ZombiePikmin

    ZombiePikmin Notebook Geek

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    Ive got my Targus 180w adapter and I have absolutely nothing to do with the stock 150w. Its completely unusable. It broke because the metal tip (the part that inserts into the laptop) completely came off and for some stupid reason i thought i could seat it back in and decided to cut some of the plastic tip off...well long story short, the metal tip is missing and the plastic end that surrounds it is completely gnarled.

    So I basically have a brick. It would still work and be of some value to an experienced electrician but for the majority, its useless....

    ...but im an optimist so i ask you guys, what can be done with it?
     
    ZombiePikmin, Nov 22, 2011
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  2. polish_pat

    polish_pat Notebook Consultant

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    buddy, throw it away its not worth the hassle
     
    polish_pat, Nov 22, 2011
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  3. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Keep the cable that goes from the outlet to the PSU though, it might come in handy at some point. For example if you get a new notebook and they supply you with a ridiculously short 2ft cable.
     
    tijo, Nov 22, 2011
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  4. svl7

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    Buy an identical plug from ebay or wherever and replace it, shouldn't be too hard. Will leave you with a nice replacement PSU.
     
    svl7, Nov 22, 2011
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  5. balane

    balane Notebook Consultant

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    Radio Shack, Fry's, etc. will sell you a plug with pigtails that you can splice in. Look around.
     
    balane, Nov 22, 2011
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