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    Power connector broken - ASUS Zenbook UX302LA

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jhnl, Jul 8, 2016.

  1. jhnl

    jhnl Newbie

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    Hi
    I have an ASUS Zenbook UX302LA laptop with a charger that looks like the one in the attached picture:
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    Now the power connector is broken, the male connector, not the other end inside the laptop. Previously, with my older laptops, I have simply soldered a new connector to the charger, but now with my Zenbook things are more complicated. This is due to that the connector has 3 pins, two on the outer shell and one inside (in addition to power lines there is a light illuminating the state of charging inside the connector).

    When searching for a power connector in ebay most are traditional ones with only two contacts. I can live without the charging light, but can I plug in a traditional 2-pin male connector, i.e. what is the pin order in Zenbook's connector?
     
  2. Support.2@XOTIC PC

    Support.2@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Did you ever get this figured out?
     
  3. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Use a multimeter and measure voltage on both or the resistance between the outer pins. It should both show the same polarity and zero resistance. Don't know why they made it look this way, but it's a normal, two-pin design ... perhaps the gap matches an extrusion inside the socket, creating a sturdier connection. You could also cut the cable and count the wires inside to make certain.